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Usage
[edit]This template is used for citing the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS), particularly the online version found at the United States Navy Naval History & Heritage Command website at this address. Though the U.S. Navy version is generally preferred, other online versions of DANFS material may be cited with this template as well.
Important note
[edit]This template is not intended to replace the template {{DANFS}}. Where public domain material from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships is incorporated into an article {{DANFS}} must still be used in the article for the proper attribution of public domain text. (DANFS, as a work of the U.S. federal government, is in the public domain.)
Parameters
[edit]Required parameters
[edit]This template requires these parameters:
- title — the ship name. Will automatically format with italics
- url — the DANFS online URL. Can be from the NHC website (preferred) or elsewhere
Optional parameters
[edit]These optional parameters are similar to those in other citation templates:
- first, last OR author — used when there is a known author of a DANFS article (the optional authorlink will work for either)
- date — used when a date is provided. For DANFS, this is typically on new or newly updated entries.
- accessdate — the full retrieval date.
These optional parameters are specific to this template:
- short — when set to "on" (or "yes") provides a succinct entry; useful as a note in a Notes, Reference style, with a full (i.e. not using short) in the References section
- set short to "first" to display the full name of Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
- link — when set to "off" (or "no") provides a full entry without wikilinks for the work title and publisher information; useful for second and additional uses to avoid overlinking within the references section
Note: if the "short" and "link" options are not necessary, leave the optional parameters completely out (i.e. don't put "short = off" or "link = on")
Examples
[edit]| Example | Final result | |
|---|---|---|
| Typical usage | {{cite DANFS | title = Enterprise VII (CV-6) | url = https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/e/enterprise-cv-6-vii.html | accessdate = 2016-09-15 }} | "Enterprise VII (CV-6)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 2016-09-15. |
| Known author and date | {{cite DANFS | last = Cressman | first = Robert J. | title = Bridgeport | url = https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/b/bridgeport-i.html | date = 2005-12-06 | accessdate = 2016-09-15}} | Cressman, Robert J. (2005-12-06). "Bridgeport". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 2016-09-15. |
| Short version | {{cite DANFS | title = Enterprise VII (CV-6) | url = https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/e/enterprise-cv-6-vii.html| short = yes }} | "Enterprise VII (CV-6)". DANFS. |
| Unlinked usage | {{cite DANFS | title = Enterprise VII (CV-6) | url = https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/e/enterprise-cv-6-vii.html | link = off | accessdate = 2016-09-15 }} | "Enterprise VII (CV-6)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History & Heritage Command. Retrieved 2016-09-15. |
See also
[edit]| type | group | template | ref article | example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS) (external link) | ||||
| source | dictionary | {{DANFS}} |
DANFS public domain attribution notice |  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
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| source | dictionary | {{Cite DANFS}} |
DANFS material citation | Cressman, Robert J. (2005-12-06). "Bridgeport". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 2016-09-15. |
| Naval Vessel Register (NVR) (external link) | ||||
| source | register | {{NVR}} |
Naval Vessel Register, public domain attribution notice | This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.
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| source | register | {{NVR url}} |
creates urls for NVR ship details pages | |
| source | register | {{NVR SC url}} |
creates urls for NVR service craft details pages | |