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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 indices on ships.

Usage

This template can be used without any parameters like this:

{{Ship index}}

Editors usually, however, want to control how the page is sorted in Category:Set indices on ships. This is accomplished by using the "name=" parameter, like this:

{{Ship index|name=ship, prefix}}

• ship is the name of the ship index page without prefixes or preceding national identifiers
• prefix is the ship prefix or navy identifier

See Wikipedia:WikiProject Ships/Guidelines#Index pages for guidance on formatting ship index pages.

Examples

Template usage	Result
{{Ship index|name=Océan, French ship}}	French ship Océan sorts under "O" in Category:Set indices on ships
{{Ship index|name=Intrepid, HMS}}	HMS Intrepid sorts under "I" in Category:Set indices on ships
{{Ship index|name=Intrepid, USS}}	USS Intrepid sorts under "I" in Category:Set indices on ships

See also

• {{Mountain index}} – For set index articles about mountain names.
• {{Set index article}} – The generic set index article message box.
• {{Disambiguation}} – The generic disambiguation message box.
• Wikipedia:Disambiguation#Set index articles – This section explains set index articles.
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Disambiguation