Template:Displacement/doc

Template page

Purpose

To show displacement tonnage, whether expressed in terms of:

  • tonnes (metric tons)
  • long tons
  • unknown kind of tons

in a consistent manner. The first=yes flag can be used to add the words "of displacement" suitable to introduce the concept the first time it is used in an article.

Usage

{{Displacement|number|unit|first=yes}}

Specify first=yes to create a verbose description suitable for the first occurrence on a page.

Examples

Input Displays as
{{Displacement|36,000|tonne|first=yes}} 36,000 tonnes of displacement
{{Displacement|36,000|long|first=yes}} 36,000 long tons of displacement
{{Displacement|36,000|short|first=yes}} 36,000 of displacement
{{Displacement|36,000|metric|first=yes}} 36,000 metric tons of displacement
{{Displacement|36,000|unknown|first=yes}} 36,000 tons of displacement
{{Displacement|36,000|tonne}} 36,000 tonnes 
{{Displacement|36,000|long}} 36,000 long tons 
{{Displacement|36,000|metric}} 36,000 metric tons 
{{Displacement|36,000|unknown}} 36,000 tons 
{{Displacement|36,000|tonne|first=normal}} 36,000 tonnes of normal displacement
{{Displacement|36,000|long|first=standard}} 36,000 long tons of standard displacement
{{Displacement|36,000|metric|first=loaded}} 36,000 metric tons of loaded displacement

Related templates

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{{NRT}} for net register tonnage 36,000 net register tons (NRT) volume outdated
{{GRT}} for gross register tonnage 36,000 gross register tons (GRT) volume outdated