Template:WPSHIPS class and prefix templates

WP:SHIPS class and prefix shortcut templates
type	group	template	ref article	example
Ship class
class	after member ship	{{sclass-}}	article hyphenated	Valiant-class harbor tug
class	after theme	{{sclass2-}}	article hyphenated	Flower-class corvette
Ship prefix
General prefixes (civil, propulsion, utility)
prefix	generic	{{ship}}	any prefix, no prefix	HMCS Kootenay (H75) Brigante Musolino Charles de Gaulle (R91)
prefix	civil	{{GTS}}	Gas turbine ship article	GTS Infinity (2001)
prefix	civil	{{HSC}}	High-speed craft article	HSC Tarifa Jet (1997)
prefix	civil	{{MS}} {{M/S}}	Motor ship article	MS Antenor (1957) M/S Antenor (1957)
prefix	civil	{{MV}} {{M/V}}	Motor vessel article	MV Aurora (2000) M/V Aurora (2000)
prefix	civil	{{MY}} {{M/Y}}	Motor yacht article	MY Jairo Mora Sandoval M/Y Jairo Mora Sandoval
prefix	civil	{{PS}}	Paddle steamer article	PS Commonwealth (1854)
prefix	civil	{{RV}} {{R/V}}	Research vessel article	RV Vityaz (1939) R/V Vityaz (1939)
prefix	civil	{{SB}}	Sailing barge article	SB Cambria
prefix	civil	{{SS}} {{S/S}}	Steamship article	SS City of Los Angeles (1922) S/S City of Los Angeles (1922)
prefix	civil	{{SV}} {{S/V}}	Sailing vessel article	SV Argo (1841) S/V Argo (1841)
prefix	civil	{{SY}} {{S/Y}}	Sailing vessel article	SY Raven (1889) S/Y Raven (1889)
prefix	civil	{{TSS}}	Twin-screw steamer article	TSS Princess Maud (1934)
Commonwealth ship prefixes
prefix	UK	{{HMS}}	Royal Navy ships	HMS Illustrious (R06)
prefix	UK	{{HMT}}	Royal Navy trawlers	HMT Elk (1902)
prefix	UK	{{RMS}}	Royal Mail Ships	RMS Adriatic (1907)
prefix	UK	{{RFAux}}	Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships	RFA Fort Austin (A386) (do not use {{RFA}})
prefix	Australia	{{HMAS}}	Royal Australian Navy ships	HMAS Bataan (I91)
prefix	Australia	{{HMQS}}	Queensland Maritime Defence Force ships	HMQS Gayundah
prefix	Australia	{{HMVS}}	Victorian Naval Forces ships	HMVS Victoria (1855)
prefix	Bahamas	{{HMBS}}	Royal Bahamas Defence Force ships	HMBS Nassau (P-61)
prefix	Bangladesh	{{BNS}}	Bangladesh Navy ships	BNS Surma (2013)
prefix	Canada	{{HMCS}}	Royal Canadian Navy ships	HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22)
prefix	India	{{INS}}	Indian Navy ships	INS Vikrant (R11)
prefix	New Zealand	{{HMNZS}}	Royal New Zealand Navy ships	HMNZS Endeavour (A11)
prefix	South Africa	{{SAS}}	South African Navy ships	SAS Mendi (F148)
United States ship prefixes
prefix	US	{{USAT}}	United States Army Transport ships	USAT Havana (1917)
prefix	US	{{USCGC}}	United States Coast Guard Cutter	USCGC Healy (WAGB-20)
prefix	US	{{USNS}}	United States Naval Ship	USNS Mercy (T-AH-19)
prefix	US	{{USRC}}	United States Revenue Cutter Service	USRC Harriet Lane (1857)
prefix	US	{{USS}}	United States Navy ship	USS Enterprise (CVN-65)
prefix	US	{{USAV}}	United States Army Vessel	USAV Spearhead (TSV-X1)
Other navies' ship prefixes
prefix	Algeria	{{ANS}}	Algerian National Navy ships	ANS Kalaat Béni Abbès (474)
prefix	Denmark	{{HDMS}}	Royal Danish Navy ships	HDMS Lougen (1791)
prefix	Egypt	{{ENS}}	Egyptian Navy ships	ENS Gamal Abdel Nasser (L1010)
prefix	Finland	{{FNS}}	Finnish Navy ships	FNS Turunmaa (1918)
prefix	Greece	{{HS}}	Hellenic Navy ships	HS Georgios Averof (1910)
prefix	Germany	{{SMS}}	Imperial German Navy and Austro-Hungarian Navy ships	SMS Novara (1912)
prefix	Germany	{{SMU}}	Imperial German Navy and Austro-Hungarian Navy U-boats	SM U-28 (Germany)
prefix	Germany	{{GS}}	German World War II and later U-boats	German submarine U-39 (1938)
prefix	Indonesia	{{KRI}}	Indonesian Navy ships	KRI Fatahillah (361)
prefix	Ireland	{{LÉ}}	Irish Navy ships	LÉ Emer (P21)
prefix	Japan	{{Jsub}}	Imperial Japanese Navy submarines	Japanese submarine I-15
prefix	Japan	{{JDS}}	older Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships	JDS Wakaba (DE-261)
prefix	Japan	{{JS}}	newer Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships	JDS Ashigara (DDG-178)
prefix	Netherlands	{{HNLMS}}	Royal Netherlands Navy ships	HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (C802)
prefix	Nigeria	{{NNS}}	Nigerian Navy ships	NNS Aradu (F89)
prefix	Norway	{{HNoMS}}	Royal Norwegian Navy ships	HNoMS Svenner (G03)
prefix	Peru	{{BAP}}	Peruvian Navy ships	BAP Montero (FM-53)
prefix	Philippines	{{RPS}}	older Philippine Navy ships	RPS Rajah Soliman (D-66)
prefix	Philippines	{{BRP}}	newer Philippine Navy ships	BRP Rajah Soliman (D-66)
prefix	Poland	{{ORP}}	Polish Navy ships	ORP Orzeł (1938)
prefix	South Korea	{{ROKS}}	Republic of Korea Navy ships	ROKS Dokdo (LPH-6111)
prefix	Singapore	{{RSS}}	Republic of Singapore Navy ships	RSS Formidable (68)
prefix	Sweden	{{HSwMS}}	Swedish Navy ships	HSwMS Sjölejonet (1936)
prefix	Thailand	{{HTMS}}	Royal Thai Navy ships	HTMS Chakri Naruebet (CV 911)
prefix	Turkey	{{TCG}}	Turkish Naval Forces ships	TCG Gediz (F 495)
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References

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Notes

More prefixes

• Icelandic Coast Guard: ICGV Óðinn
• French Navy pattern:

French ship Biche (1798)

French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle

• Russia: Russian cruiser Varyag (1983)

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