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Usage
[edit]This template is to be used in the references section of an article in order to identify that it contains text taken from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS). If the article does not contain text from DANFS, it should not be used.
- Placing the template {{DANFS}} on the article results in:
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
- The template allows for directly linking to the DANFS article in question. For example: using {{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/c13/constellation-i.htm}} links directly to the article on USS Constellation (1797) and results in:
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- The template also allows linking for two DANFS articles. By using the parameters {{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/c13/constellation-i.htm|http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/frigates/constell.htm}} you may link to the more recent DANFS article and the original DANFS article listed at Hazegray. This results in:
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entries can be found here and here.
See also
[edit]| type | group | template | ref article | example |
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| Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS) (external link) | ||||
| source | dictionary | {{DANFS}} |
DANFS public domain attribution notice |  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
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| source | dictionary | {{Cite DANFS}} |
DANFS material citation | Cressman, Robert J. (2005-12-06). "Bridgeport". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 2016-09-15. |
| Naval Vessel Register (NVR) (external link) | ||||
| source | register | {{NVR}} |
Naval Vessel Register, public domain attribution notice | This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.
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| source | register | {{NVR url}} |
creates urls for NVR ship details pages | |
| source | register | {{NVR SC url}} |
creates urls for NVR service craft details pages | |