User:TomTheHand/WP:SHIPS categorization proposal
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[edit] Individual ship article categorization
[edit] Individual ship articles should belong to the following categories whenever possible:
- A ship class category, if the ship is a member of a class. For example, USS Fletcher (DD-445) should belong to Category:Fletcher class destroyers.
- A subcategory of Category:Unique ships, if the ship is not a member of a class. For example, HMS Dreadnought (1906) should belong to Category:Unique battleships.
- If an appropriate Unique ships subcategory does not exist, the ship article can be simply placed directly under Category:Unique ships, or a subcategory can be created if it will conceivably contain other members. For example, Category:Unique ironclads should eventually be created.
- A subcategory of Category:Ships by country. Use categories of the form (ship type) of (country). For example, USS Enterprise (CVN-65) should belong to Category:Aircraft carriers of the United States.
- All appropriate subcats of Category:Ships by era. For example, USS Iowa (BB-61) belongs to Category:World War II battleships of the United States, Category:Korean War battleships of the United States, and Category:Cold War battleships of the United States because she served in all three eras.
- Some ships will not belong to an existing era cat. That's alright; the ship doesn't need an era cat if none are available. Think hard, and possibly discuss on the WP:SHIPS talk page, before creating new eras.
- Only use an era cat when the ship actually served in the event, not just if the ship existed at the time. For example, a ship should only belong in a Korean War era cat if she actually served off of Korea during the war.
- By extension, do not create or use eras which do not apply to the country involved. For example, only England should have Victorian era categories.
[edit] Optional categories you may wish to apply:
- Categories indicating the location where the ship was built, like Category:Tyne built ships.
- Categories indicating current disposition, if applicable, like Category:Museum ships or Category:Shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean. Not necessary for ships retired and scrapped, but if an appropriate disposition category exists, the ship should belong to it.
This list is not meant to limit the categories that should be applied to ship articles. Please apply other categories as appropriate.
[edit] Ship class article categorization
[edit] Ship class articles should belong to the following categories:
- A ship class category. For example, Fletcher class destroyer should belong to Category:Fletcher class destroyers.
- A subcategory of Category:Ship classes. For example, Fletcher class destroyer should belong to Category:Destroyer classes.
- If an appropriate Ship classes subcategory does not exist, the ship article can be simply placed directly under Category:Ship classes, or a subcategory can be created if it will conceivably contain other members. For example, Category:Tanker classes should probably eventually be created.
[edit] Ship class articles should NOT belong to the following categories:
- Era categories. Era categories are for individual ships ONLY, not their classes.
- Country categories. Country categories are for individual ships and for ship class categories, but not ship class articles.
[edit] Ship class category categorization
[edit] Ship class categories should belong to the following categories:
- A subcategory of Category:Ship classes. For example, Category:Fletcher class destroyer should belong to Category:Destroyer classes.
- If an appropriate Ship classes subcategory does not exist, the ship article can be simply placed directly under Category:Ship classes, or a subcategory can be created if it will conceivably contain other members. For example, Category:Tanker classes should probably eventually be created.
- A subcategory of Category:Ships by country. Use categories of the form (ship type) of (country). For example, Category:Ticonderoga class cruisers should belong to Category:Cruisers of the United States.
- A subcategory of Category:Ships by navy. For example, Category:Tenryu class cruisers should belong to Category:Cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
[edit] Ship class categories should NOT belong to the following categories:
- Era categories. Era categories are for individual ships ONLY, not their classes.
[edit] Category sorting
It is important to make sure the articles will sort in alphabetical order properly. It's not a good idea to have every American ship sorted under USS! Also, names are often reused, sometimes even in the same era. Include hull classification symbols, hull numbers, pennant numbers, and/or dates from the article name to ensure that ships of the same name sort chronologically.
Here is an example of a category line from USS Lexington (CV-16):
- [[Category:World War II aircraft carriers of the United States|Lexington (CV-16)]] - Right
- [[Category:World War II aircraft carriers of the United States|Lexington]] - Incomplete; may not sort properly with USS Lexington (CV-2)
- [[Category:World War II aircraft carriers of the United States|L]] - Wrong; will sort at the beginning of L, ahead of USS Lake Champlain (CV-39)!
If a ship was sold to another navy and renamed, it should be sorted alphabetically under the article name, not the new name. For example, USS Stickell (DD-888) was sold to Greece and served in the Hellenic Navy as HNS Kanaris (D-212). Here is how her Hellenic Navy category should look:
- [[Category:Hellenic Navy ships|Stickell (DD-888)]] - Right
- [[Category:Hellenic Navy ships|Kanaris (D-212)]] - Wrong; this will sort the ship under K, but it will still be listed as USS Stickell, not HNS Kanaris.
