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[edit] Usage

This template is designed to make an easy external link to a ship’s page at Navsource.com

[edit] Formal usage

  • {{navsource|URLcode|Shipname}} where URLcode is extracted from the URL (see below) and Shipname is the name of the ship (italics are added.)

[edit] URLcode

To obtain the URLcode parameter value:

Find the Navsource.com URL.
The url for the Navsource page for USS Houston (CL-81) is http://www.navsource.org/archives/04/081/04081.htm
The parameter value is the part of the URL from after "archives/" to ".htm"
In this example you would use "04/081/04081"

[edit] Examples

Template usage Equivalent wikicode Final result
{{navsource|04/081/04081|Houston}} [http://www.navsource.org/archives/04/081/04081.htm Photo gallery] of ''Houston'' at NavSource Naval History Photo gallery of Houston at NavSource Naval History
{{navsource|12/173005|Aeolus}} [http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/173005.htm Photo gallery] of ''Aeolus'' at NavSource Naval History Photo gallery of Aeolus at NavSource Naval History