Template:Infobox Pirate Ship

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[edit] Pirate Ship Infobox

A Pirate Ship Infobox may be used to display and summarize information about a ship used by pirates or in piracy.

The infobox should be added using the {{Infobox Pirate Ship}} template, as shown below:

{{Infobox Pirate Ship
|name           = 
|serviceyears   = 
|motto          = 
|image          = 
|caption        = 
|nickname       = 
|manufacture    = 
|flag           = 
|allegience     = 
|owner          = 
|captains       = 
|originalname   = 
|renamed        = 
|captured       = 
|fate           = 
|battles        = 
|notes          = 
|displacement   = 
|length         = 
|beam           = 
|draught        = 
|propulsion     = 
|complement     = 
|armament       = 
|}}

• name – the name of the ship that is most used (or it is famously known)
• serviceyears – the years the ship was used.
• motto – the motto of the ship.
• image – optional – an image of the ship. The image must be given in the form [[Image:Example.jpg|300px]]; in particular, the thumb attribute must not be selected.
• caption – optional – a caption for the image.
• nickname – optional – the nickname of the ship.
• manufacture – optional – the country that made the ship.
• flag – optional – the flag the ship flew the most (or most famously flown).
• allegiance – optional – the country or other power the ship served. Multiple countries may be indicated together with the corresponding dates.
• owner – optional – the person/group that owned the ship.
• captains – optional – the captain of the ship. Multiple captains may be indicated together with the corresponding dates.
• originalname – optional – the original name of the ship if it was renamed.
• renamed – optional – what the ship was renamed. Multiple names may be indicated together with the corresponding dates.
• captured – optional – who captured the ship.
• fate – optional – the fate of the ship.
• battles – optional – famous battles or wars fought in.
• notes – optional – any notes about the ship.
• displacement – optional – the displacement of the ship, preferably at least full load displacement
• length – optional – the length of the ship
• beam – optional – the beam of the ship
• draught – optional – the amount of water the ship draws
• propulsion – optional – the propulsion method of the ship
• complement – optional – the number of men serving on board the ship including split into different organisations if appropriate and known, e.g. a boarding party and gunner crew
• armament – optional – the armament that the ship possessed (guns, cannons, etc.)