This is the template sandbox page for Template:Naval Vessel Register URL (diff). |
This template uses Lua: |
The purpose of this template is to have a single location for the Naval Vessel Register (NVR) ship detail base url as a method of combating link rot.
The template takes two parameters:
|id=
– (required) the ship's case-insensitive hull classification symbol in one of five forms:
|title=
– (optional) a title or label for an external linkParameter names are not required. When not used, the positional order is:
{{Naval Vessel Register URL|id|title}}
When |title=
is empty or omitted, the template produces a url suitable for use in Citation Style 1 and Citation Style 2 templates.
{{cite web |title=USS Zumwalt |website=Naval Vessel Register |url={{Naval Vessel Register URL|DDG-1000}} |accessdate=1 October 2016}}
With a title, the template produces a properly marked up external wikilink:
{{Naval Vessel Register URL|DDG-1000|USS ''Zumwalt''}}
[http://www.nvr.navy.mil/SHIPDETAILS/SHIPSDETAIL_DDG_1000.HTML USS ''Zumwalt'']
There are three ships listed at the NVR website that do not have hull classification symbols. These are: USS Constitution, USS Maine, and USS Texas. For these three ships, use the ship's name for this parameter. The code word OLDIRON, previously used to identify Constitution, is no longer supported.
{{Naval Vessel Register URL|constitution|USS ''Constitution''}}
[http://www.nvr.navy.mil/SHIPDETAILS/SHIPSDETAIL_1315.HTML USS ''Constitution'']
Module:Naval Vessel Register URL returns error messages when it cannot return a link into the NVR. These error messages are:
|id=
is empty or omitted from the template call; add a hull classification symbol|id=
is not one of the supported hull classification symbol forms; use a supported form|id=
was not found in the data tables; check for a typo in the number portion of the hull classification symbol or, if a new ship, add the ship data to Module:Naval Vessel Register URL/data (further instructions there)Errors occurring on main-space pages are categorized at Category:WPSHIPS:Template errors.
type | group | template | ref article | example |
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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. |
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. |
source | register | {{NVR url}} |
creates urls for NVR ship details pages | |
source | register | {{NVR SC url}} |
creates urls for NVR service craft details pages | |