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This is the{{Ship index}} orship index article template.
It can be used to mark a page as aset index article about ships. It is usually placed at the bottom of the page.
This template adds the page toCategory:Set index articles on ships.
This template can be used without any parameters like this:
{{Ship index}}Editors usually, however, want to control how the page is sorted inCategory:Set index articles on ships. This is accomplished by using the "name=" parameter, like this:
{{Ship index|name=ship,prefix}}
SeeWikipedia:WikiProject Ships/Guidelines#Index pages for guidance on formatting ship index pages.
| Template usage | Result |
|---|---|
| {{Ship index|name=Océan, French ship}} | French ship Océan sorts under "O" inCategory:Set index articles on ships |
| {{Ship index|name=Intrepid, HMS}} | HMS Intrepid sorts under "I" inCategory:Set index articles on ships |
| {{Ship index|name=Intrepid, USS}} | USS Intrepid sorts under "I" inCategory:Set index articles on ships |