Template:Gross register tonnage/doc

Purpose

To show gross register tonnage in a consistent manner that is compliant with WP:MOSNUM. In particular it:

• standardizes capitalization and spelling (i.e. GRT, Grt, grt, G.R.T., g.r.t. and so forth),
• standardizes the link to the definition,
• links to gross register tonnage on the first use in an article,
• uses the abbreviation GRT, i.e. "XXX GRT" on subsequent uses in the article,
• inserts   where needed

Note! For ships built on or after 18 July 1982, use {{GT}}.

Usage

{{GRT|number|disp=|link=}}

Parameters

number: numerical value of the gross register tonnage;

disp: controls how the template will render in the page:

|disp= when empty or omitted, displays the abbreviated form:

{{GRT|36,000|disp=}} → 36,000 GRT

|disp=long creates a verbose description suitable for the first occurrence on a page

{{GRT|36,000|disp=long}} → 36,000 gross register tons (GRT)

|disp=adj creates the adjectival form:

{{GRT|36,000|disp=adj}} → 36,000-gross register ton (GRT)

link: controls when the template output is linked to the gross register tonnage article

|link= when empty or omitted, links to the gross register tonnage article; this is the default;

{{GRT|36,000|disp=long|link=}} → 36,000 gross register tons (GRT)

|link=off instances of the rendered template are not linked to the gross register tonnage article:

{{GRT|36,000|disp=long|link=off}} → 36,000 gross register tons (GRT)

Examples

Input	Displays as
{{GRT|36000|disp=long}}	36,000 gross register tons (GRT)
{{GRT|36000|disp=long|link=off}}	36,000 gross register tons (GRT)
{{GRT|36000|disp=adj}}	36,000-gross register ton (GRT)
{{GRT|36000|disp=adj|link=off}}	36,000-gross register ton (GRT)
{{GRT|36000|disp=}}	36,000 GRT
{{GRT|36000}}	36,000 GRT
{{GRT|36000|link=off}}	36,000 GRT

Related templates

Template	Measurement	Example	Unit type	Usage
{{Displacement}}	for displacement (ship)	36,000 metric tons of displacement 36,000 long tons of displacement	weight	modern
{{Deadweight tonnage}}	for deadweight tonnage	36,000 long tons deadweight (DWT)	weight	modern
{{Gross tonnage}}	for gross tonnage	36,000 gross tonnage (GT)	dimensionless index	modern
{{Net tonnage}}	for net tonnage	36,000 net tonnage (NT)	dimensionless index	modern
{{Twenty-foot equivalent units}}	for twenty-foot equivalent units	36,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU)	capacity	modern
{{Net register tonnage}}	for net register tonnage	36,000 net register tons (NRT)	volume	outdated
{{Gross register tonnage}}	for gross register tonnage	36,000 gross register tons (GRT)	volume	outdated