Template:Infobox ship/class overview/doc

This is a subtemplate of {{Infobox ship}} that supports the infobox's ship class data. To be used on ship class articles only.

This template supports these named parameters. Positional parameters are not supported.

• |hide_header= – set to yes to suppress the template's header
• |name= – see Name
• |builders= – see Builders
• |operators= – see Operators
• |class_before= – see Preceded by
• |class_after= – see Succeeded by
• |subclasses= – see Subclasses
• |cost= – see Cost
• |built_range= – see Built
• |in_service_range= – see In service
• |in_commission_range= – see In commission
• |total_ships_planned= – see Planned
• |total_ships_on_order= – see On order
• |total_ships_building= – see Building
• |total_ships_completed= – see Completed
• |total_ships_cancelled= – see Cancelled
• |total_ships_canceled= – see Canceled
• |total_ships_active= – see Active
• |total_ships_laid_up= – see Laid up
• |total_ships_lost= – see Lost
• |total_ships_retired= – see Retired
• |total_ships_scrapped= – see Scrapped
• |total_ships_preserved= – see Preserved

Parameter descriptions

Name

• The name of the ship class.

Builders

• The shipbuilders involved are listed here.

Operators

• The companies (for civilian ships) or navies (for warships) that use or used ships of the class.

Preceded by

• Used to indicate the preceding class in cases where there is a direct design or type lineage across classes.
• Alternately, used to indicate the ships that this class replaced.

Succeeded by

• Used to indicate the succeeding class in cases where there is a direct design or type lineage across classes.
• Alternately, used to indicate the ships that have/will replace this class.

Subclasses

• Any subclasses, design variants, or direct derivatives may be listed here.

Cost

• The cost of building the ships, usually at the time of construction and using the currency of either the orderer or the builder. If other values are used (e.g. conversions), they should be specified and, if necessary, further discussed in the article.
• Provide context to indicate if the value is per vessel, or overall.

Built

• The date range between the start of construction on the first ship, and the completion of the last.

In service

• For civilian ships and non-commissioned military vessels, the dates between the first vessel beginning operations, and the last ending.

In commission

• For commissioned military warships, the date range between when the first was commissioned, and the last decommissioned.

Total Ships

For the following "Total Ships" fields, do not list the names of individual ships. When appropriate, include dates for classes that are currently under construction.

Planned

• Number of ships planned. This field requires regular maintenance until all of the class is built.

On order

• Number of ships ordered. This field requires regular maintenance until all of the class is built.

Building

• Number of ships under construction. This field requires regular maintenance until all of the class is built.

Completed

• Number of ships that have been or were built. This field requires regular maintenance until all of the class is built.

Cancelled or Canceled

• Number of planned or ordered ships that were cancelled. This field requires regular maintenance until all of the class is built.

Active

• Number of ships currently operational. This field requires regular maintenance until all of the class is retired.

Laid up

• Number of ships currently non-operational (placed in reserve, etc.) but expected to return to service.

Lost

• Number of ships destroyed as a result of attack or accident.
• Do not include scuttlings and other intentional sinkings here.

Retired

• Number of ships currently non-operational (placed in reserve, etc.) but not expected to return to service.

Scrapped

• Number of ships broken up for scrap, intentionally sunk, or scuttled.

Preserved

• Number of ships that exist as museum ships or are similarly preserved.