Template:Ship index/doc

This is the Ship index or ship index article template.

It can be used to mark a page as a set index article about ships. It is usually placed at the bottom of the page.

This template adds the page to Category:Set index articles on ships.

Usage
This template can be used without any parameters like this:

Editors usually, however, want to control how the page is sorted in Category:Set index articles on ships. This is accomplished by using the "name=" parameter, like this:
 * ship is the name of the ship index page without prefixes or preceding national identifiers
 * prefix is the ship prefix or navy identifier
 * prefix is the ship prefix or navy identifier

See WikiProject Ships/Guidelines for guidance on formatting ship index pages.