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==Usage==<br />
This template is used for citing the ''[[Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]]'' (''DANFS''), particularly the online version found at the United States Navy [[Naval History & Heritage Command]] website at [https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs.html this address]. Though the U.S. Navy version is generally preferred, other online versions of ''DANFS'' material may be cited with this template as well.<br />
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=== Important note ===<br />
This template is ''not'' intended to replace the template {{tl|DANFS}}. Where [[public domain]] material from the ''Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships'' is incorporated into an article <nowiki>{{</nowiki>DANFS<nowiki>}}</nowiki> must still be used in the article for the proper attribution of public domain text. (''DANFS'', as a work of the U.S. federal government, is in the public domain.)<br />
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=== Parameters ===<br />
==== Required parameters ====<br />
This template requires these parameters:<br />
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* '''title'''—the ship name. Will automatically format with italics<br />
* '''url'''—the ''DANFS'' online URL. Can be from the NHC website (preferred) or elsewhere<br />
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==== Optional parameters ====<br />
These optional parameters are similar to those in other citation templates:<br />
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* '''first''', '''last''' OR '''author'''—used when there is a known author of a ''DANFS'' article (the optional '''authorlink''' will work for either)<br />
* '''date'''—used when a date is provided. For ''DANFS'', this is typically on new or newly updated entries.<br />
* '''accessdate'''—the full retrieval date. <br />
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These optional parameters are specific to this template:<br />
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* '''short'''—when set to "on" (or "yes") provides a succinct entry; useful as a note in a Notes, Reference style, with a full (i.e. not using ''short'') in the References section<br />
** set '''short''' to "first" to display the full name of ''Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships''<br />
* '''link'''—when set to "off" (or "no") provides a full entry without wikilinks for the work title and publisher information; useful for second and additional uses to avoid [[WP:OVERLINK|overlinking]] within the references section<br />
Note: if the "short" and "link" options are not necessary, leave the optional parameters completely out (i.e. don't put "short = off" or "link = on")<br />
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=== Examples ===<br />
{|class=wikitable width=100%<br />
! <br />
! Example<br />
! Final result<br />
|-<br />
! Typical usage<br />
| <kbd><nowiki>{{cite DANFS | title = Enterprise VII (CV-6) | url = https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/e/enterprise-cv-6-vii.html | accessdate = 2016-09-15 }}</nowiki></kbd><br />
| {{cite DANFS|title=Enterprise VII (CV-6)|url=https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/e/enterprise-cv-6-vii.html|accessdate=2016-09-15}}<br />
|-<br />
! Known author and date<br />
| <kbd><nowiki>{{cite DANFS | last = Cressman | first = Robert J. | title = Bridgeport | url = https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/b/bridgeport-i.html | date = 2005-12-06 | accessdate = 2016-09-15}}</nowiki></kbd><br />
| {{cite DANFS | last = Cressman | first = Robert J. | title = Bridgeport | url = https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/b/bridgeport-i.html | date = 2005-12-06 | accessdate = 2016-09-15}}<br />
|-<br />
! Short version<br />
| <kbd><nowiki>{{cite DANFS | title = Enterprise VII (CV-6) | url = https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/e/enterprise-cv-6-vii.html| short = yes }}</nowiki></kbd><br />
| {{cite DANFS | title=Enterprise VII (CV-6)| url = https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/e/enterprise-cv-6-vii.html | short = yes }}<br />
|-<br />
! Unlinked usage<br />
| <kbd><nowiki>{{cite DANFS | title = Enterprise VII (CV-6) | url = https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/e/enterprise-cv-6-vii.html | link = off | accessdate = 2016-09-15 }}</nowiki></kbd><br />
| {{cite DANFS|title=Enterprise VII (CV-6)|url=https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/e/enterprise-cv-6-vii.html|link=off|accessdate=2016-09-15}}<br />
|}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
{{WPSHIPS Ship citation templates}}<br />
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{{sandbox other||<br />
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[[Category:Ship templates|DANFS]]<br />
[[Category:Specific-source templates|DANFS]]<br />
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