Template:HMS/doc

Usage
This is a typing shortcut for linking to ship articles of the Royal Navy named in the format 'HMS Gloucester (D96)'. Since ship names are italicised in article text, and editors often don't want to include its pennant number, linking to them in the usual manner means typing everything twice, such as. This template halves that to.

Basic usage

 * HMS Ship name
 * HMS Ship name (ID) : the optional ID can be the hull number, pennant number or launch year as specified in the article title: HMS Ship name (ID).
 * HMS Ship name (ID) : the last code (e.g., '6') sets the formatting of the blue wikilink label.

Last example could be used to link to ship index (disambiguation) page.
 * Examples

Format options parameter
A third, unnamed parameter 3 allows setting which pieces of text are displayed in the rendered wikilink. It sets the label in the link:.

For example, the ship's article is entered as, by default showing as HMS Illustrious (R06).

But in your article, the pennant number (disambiguator) may not be needed to display. In that case, add 2, and the result is:
 * &rarr; HMS Illustrious (R06).

The options are:

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