This is a typing short cut for linking to Royal Navy ship articles named in the format "HMS Gloucester (D96)". Since Ship names are italicized in article text, and editors often don't want to include the pennant number, linking to them in the usual manner means typing everything twice, such as [[HMS Gloucester (D96)|HMS ''Gloucester'']]. This template halves that to {{HMS|Gloucester|D96|6}}.

{{HMS|Ship Name}}
{{HMS|Ship Name|ID}}: the optional ID can be the hull number, pennant number or launch year as specified in the article title: [[HMA Ship Name (ID)]].
{{HMS|Ship Name|ID|6}}: the last code (e.g., "6") sets the formatting of the blue link label.
Examples
Template usage Equivalent wikicode Final result
{{HMS|Illustrious|R06}} [[HMS Illustrious (R06)|HMS ''Illustrious'' (R06)]] HMS Illustrious (R06)
{{HMS|Raisonnable|1768}} [[HMS Raisonnable (1768)|HMS ''Raisonnable'' (1768)]] HMS Raisonnable (1768)
{{HMS|Victory}} [[HMS Victory|HMS ''Victory'']] HMS Victory

Last example could be used to link to ship index (disambiguation) page

A third, unnamed parameter |3= allows setting which pieces of text are displayed in the wikilink. It sets the label in the link: [[targetpage|label]]

For example, the ship's article is entered as {{HMS|Illustrious|R06}}, by default showing as HMS Illustrious (R06).

But in your article, the hull number (disambiguator) may not be needed to show. In that case, add |4=2, and the result is:

{{HMS|Illustrious|R06|2}} [[HMS Illustrious (R06)|''Illustrious'']] Illustrious

The options are:

Value Displayed Example Wikicode Showing
None prefix, name, ID {{HMS|Illustrious|R06}} [[HMS Illustrious (R06)|HMS ''Illustrious'' (R06)]] HMS Illustrious (R06)
1 ID {{HMS|Illustrious|R06|1}} [[HMS Illustrious (R06)|R06]] R06
2 name {{HMS|Illustrious|R06|2}} [[HMS Illustrious (R06)|''Illustrious'']] Illustrious
3 name, ID {{HMS|Illustrious|R06|3}} [[HMS Illustrious (R06)|''Illustrious'' (R06)]] Illustrious (R06)
4 same as default {{HMS|Illustrious|R06|4}} [[HMS Illustrious (R06)|HMS ''Illustrious'' (R06)]] Invalid Optional Parameter
5 prefix, ID {{HMS|Illustrious|R06|5}} [[HMS Illustrious (R06)|HMS ''R06'']] HMS (R06)
6 prefix, name {{HMS|Illustrious|R06|6}} [[HMS Illustrious (R06)|HMS ''Illustrious'']] HMS Illustrious
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HMSको कागजात

This is a typing short cut for linking to Royal Navy ship articles named in the format 'HMS Gloucester (D96)' (that is, the initial letters HMS, the ship's name, and its pennant number). Since ship names are italicized in article text and editors often don't want to include the pennant number, linking to them in the usual manner means typing everything twice, such as [[HMS Gloucester (D96)|HMS ''Gloucester'']]. This template halves that to {{HMS|Gloucester|D96|6}}. Note that this template cannot be used for ships which are not part of the Royal Navy.

ढाँचा प्यारामिटरहरू

मापदण्डविवरणप्रकारस्थिति
Ship Name1

This parameter gives the name of this ship.

पूर्वनिर्धारित
उदाहरण
Gloucester
Stringआवश्यक
ID2

This parameter gives the ship's hull number, pennant number, year of construction, or any other identifying information that will allow the ship to be distinguished from other ships of the same name.

पूर्वनिर्धारित
उदाहरण
1774
Stringवैकल्पिक
33

This is an optional parameter which sets out in bits the way the editor would like to display the name of the ship within an article. If it is set to 1, the ship will be displayed only by its ID number (that is, but the entry given in parameter 2) without the prefix HMS and without the ship's name; if given as 2, it will give just the ship's name, in italics, without the HMS prefix nor the ID number; if given as 3, it will give the ship's name and its ID number, but not the HMS prefix; 4 is not a valid entry; if given as 5, it will give the HMS prefix and the ID number, but will drop the ship's name; if given as 6, it will give the prefix HMS and the ship's name but will drop the ID number. If left blank, the ship will be displayed as HMS plus the ship's name plus its ID number.

पूर्वनिर्धारित
उदाहरण
5
स्वत: मूल्य
सङ्ख्यावैकल्पिक

WP:SHIPS shortcut templates:

Class shortcuts
  • {{sclass}} – Shortcut for ship classes that are named for the lead ship
  • {{sclass2}} – Shortcut for ship classes that are named for a common theme
Ship prefix shortcuts
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS) templates
Measurement shortcut templates