Template:Navy/doc

For the template documentation of the template that changes text color, see Template:Navy (color)/doc.

Usage

Produces a flag icon attached to a wiki-linked "Xxxx National Navy" article, as appropriate for a given country.

Syntax

Parameters

• |nation= – Use either the name of the nation or the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code
• |variant= (optional) – Specifies an alternate (historical) naval flag to use. This parameter is documented by the appropriate template in Category:Country data templates. Note that the standard behaviour of this template is to use the naval variant if present, so there is no need to specify this variant in the template call.
• |size= (optional) – Can be used to change the flag icon size
• |name= (optional) – Can be used to change the wikilink display text

Examples

Algeria

• → Algerian National Navy

Australia

• → Argentine Navy
• → Argentine Naval Prefecture

Australia

• → Royal Australian Navy
• → Royal Australian Navy

Belgium

• → Belgian Navy (1831-1950)
• → Belgian Navy

Canada

• → Royal Canadian Navy
• → Royal Canadian Navy

China

• → Imperial Chinese Navy
• → People's Liberation Army Navy

France

• → French Navy
• → French Navy (1790-94)
• → French Navy
• → Marine Nationale
• → Free French Naval Forces

Georgia

• → Georgian Navy
• → Coast Guard of Georgia

Germany

• → Kaiserliche Marine
• → Reichsmarine
• → Kriegsmarine
• → Volksmarine
• → German Navy
• → Deutsche Marine

Iceland

• → Icelandic Coast Guard

India

• → Royal Indian Navy
• → Indian Navy

Italy

• → Regia Marina
• → Marina Militare

Japan

• → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
• → Imperial Japanese Navy

Netherlands

• → Royal Netherlands Navy

New Zealand

• → Royal New Zealand Navy
• → Royal New Zealand Navy

Norway

• → Royal Norwegian Navy

Panama

• → Panamanian National Guard
• → Panamanian Defense Forces
• → Panamanian Public Forces

Russia/Soviet Union

• → Imperial Russian Navy
• → Soviet Navy
• → Soviet Navy
• → Russian Navy

South Africa

• → South African Navy (1922 to 1946)
• → South African Navy (1946 to 1952)
• → South African Navy (1952 to 1981)
• → South African Navy (1981 to 1994)
• → South African Navy (since 1994)

Spain

• → Spanish Navy (1506 to 1701)
• → Spanish Navy (1701 to 1748)
• → Spanish Navy (1748 to 1785)
• → Spanish Navy (1785 to 1873)
• → Spanish Navy (1873 to 1931)
• → Spanish Republican Navy (1931 to 1938)
• → Spanish Navy (1938 to 1945)
• → Spanish Navy (1945 to 1977)
• → Spanish Navy (1977 to 1981)
• → Spanish Navy (from 1981)

Thailand

• → Royal Thai Navy

United Kingdom

• → Royal Navy (16th century to 1706)
• {{flagicon|Kingdom of Great Britain|white}} [[Royal Navy]] → Royal Navy (1707-1801) – DO NOT USE {{navy|Kingdom of Great Britain}}, which would produce Royal Navy!
• → Royal Navy
• → Royal Fleet Auxiliary
• → Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service

United States

• → United States Navy
• → United States Navy
• → United States Coast Guard

Related templates

The {{flagicon}} template can be used to display the naval flag by itself, using the naval variant as a template parameter:

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Implementation notes

By default, this template shows the standard national flag for the selected country, following by a wikilink to "Country Navy". Both of these items can be changed by adding specific parameters to the appropriate country_data template (complete set found in Category:Country data templates).

To use a different flag, such as the naval ensign for the nation, use:

|flag alias-naval=image name of naval ensign

To use a different name for the wikilinked navy article, use:

|link alias-naval=article name

See also

• Wikipedia:WikiProject Ships/Ensigns
• {{Shipboxflag}}
• {{USN flag}}, providing U.S. Navy flags for any given year.