Template:Call sign/doc
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This template uses the Wikidata property:
call sign (P2317) (see uses)
Purpose[edit]
Use the ship's Maritime call sign to create a link to Marinetraffic.com where the ship's movements can be tracked. This template also adds the article to Category:Maritime call sign.
This template is intended to be used in the |Ship identification= field in {{Infobox ship career}}.
Usage[edit]
The only parameter in the template is the ship's call sign:
{{Call sign|''call sign''}}
Example: for the article on Norwegian Escape, {{Call sign|C6BR3}} results in Call sign: C6BR3.
See also[edit]
Wikidata has the property:
- call sign (P2317) (see uses)
- {{Cite ship register}} ({{csr}}) – general citation template that covers major databases and registries
- {{Ship register}} – formats ship's register number for article's infobox
- {{Cite plimsoll}} – for vessels on Lloyd's Register between 1930 and 1945
- {{IMO Number}} – formats ship's ISO number for article's infobox, and links it to Marinetraffic.com
- {{MMSI Number}} – formats ship's MMSI number for article's infobox, and links it to Marinetraffic.com
- {{ENI Number}} – formats ship's ENI number for article's infobox
- {{Call sign}} – formats ship's call sign for article's infobox, and links it to Marinetraffic.com