Template:Cite ship register
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| File:Information icon4.svg | This template is a Citation Style 1 specific-source template based on {{Cite web}}. For centralised Citation Style 1 discussions, see Help talk:Citation Style 1. |
This template is used to create uniformly formatted citations for a number of different on-line ship registries. The template is a {{cite web}} meta-template.
Usage
This:
<ref>{{cite ship register|register=DNV|id=38545|shipname=Icon of the Seas|access-date=2026-06-23}}</ref>
Will put this in your references list:
- 1.^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Parameters
|register=ship register or database. Case-insensitive abbreviation of the registry's name – see the table for supported registries.|id=unique number or ID of the ship within the registry or database. For instance, in the DNV database, Icon of the Seas' is identified by its five-digit "DNV id" 38545.|shipname=name of the ship. The template automatically italicizes the shipname. Prefixes (MV, SS, etc.) should be omitted unless they are part of the ship's name as shown in the cited database.|access-date=Full date when URL was accessed; use the same format as other access and archive dates in the citations; do not wikilink. Can be hidden by registered editors. Access dates in references should all have the same format – either the format used for publication dates, or YYYY-MM-DD. See MOS:DATEUNIFY.|url-status=,|archive-url=,|archive-date=See Template:Cite web § Using "archive-url" and "archive-date" (and optionally "url-status") for webpages that have been archived
When adding new ship registries, it may not always be possible to construct a persistent URL which takes a reader directly to the right entry on a register's website. In this case, a generic URL should be provided that points to the register's front page or search feature. Database URLs also change from time to time; if the link results in an error, notify the editors maintaining the template on the talk page.
You can also use the alias {{csr}}:
<ref>{{csr|register=DNV|id=38545|shipname=Icon of the Seas|accessdate=2026-06-23}}</ref>
| Abbreviation | Database | Publisher/author | Vessel identifier | Direct linking | Example | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABS | ABS Record | American Bureau of Shipping | 7- or 8-digit Class Number | No | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | |
| BV | BV Fleet | Bureau Veritas | 6-character Register Number | No | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | |
| C | Scottish Built Ships database | Caledonian Maritime Research Trust | reference number in URL | Yes | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | |
| CCS | Register of Ships | China Classification Society | 7-character Class Number | Yes (sort of) | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | |
| CLASSNK | Register of Ships | Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) | 6-digit Classification Number | No | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | |
| DNV | Vessel Register for DNV | DNV | 5-digit DNV id | Yes | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | |
| E | Equasis | French Ministry of Ecological Transition | IMO number | Yes (when logged in) | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | Free registration required |
| FMMD | Finnish Mercantile Marine Database | Maritime Museum of Finland | Ship Card number | Yes | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | |
| GL | Germanischer Lloyd | id is normally a 6-digit number, sometimes preceded by a "G" | No | Defunct | ||
| ITU | Maritime mobile Access and Retrieval System (MARS) database | International Telecommunication Union | Ship (Vessel) Identification Number | Yes | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | |
| KR | Register of Ships | Korean Register of Shipping | 7-digit Class Number | No | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | |
| LR | LR ships in class | Lloyd's Register | IMO number | Yes | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | Limited access without subscription |
| MSI | Miramar Ship Index | Rodger Barrington Haworth | No | Subscription required Database not updated since July 2022 | ||
| NOAA | USCG vessels | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and United States Coast Guard (USCG) | 7-digit USCG number | No | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | |
| PSIX | Port State Information eXchange | United States Coast Guard | 7-digit USCG number | No | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | |
| RINA | LeonardoInfo | Registro Italiano Navale | Use IMO number for ID | Yes | Use of RINA ID instead of IMO requires logging in | |
| RS | Register of ships | Russian Maritime Register of Shipping | 6-digit RS number | Yes | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | |
| SD | Shipping Database | Defunct | ||||
| SEAWEB | Sea-web | S&P Global | IMO number | Yes (when logged in) | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). | Subscription required |
| TC | Vessel Registration Query System | Transport Canada | 6-digit official number | Yes | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
Why this template exists
- Because it's hard for editors to remember lots of different register-specific citation templates, hence many of them (as of October 2012) have very few transclusions. No cite templates have been developed for other registries, so if editors cite them at all they probably use {{cite web}}.
- Also, some existing register-specific templates appear to populate {{cite web}} parameters in a suboptimal fashion; shipping registers are a rather special case out of all the types of websites we might cite, so not all of the fields in cite web's will fit perfectly. The citations we generate look a bit like Harvard-style citations, but it's important to remember that the last date an editor looked at a register is not the same as a publishing date. If you want to improve these citations across the board, it's easier to do it here.
Related templates
- {{Cite ship register}} ({{csr}}) – general citation template that covers major databases and registries
- {{Ship register}} – formats ship's register number for article's infobox
- {{Cite plimsoll}} – for vessels on Lloyd's Register between 1930 and 1945
- {{IMO Number}} – formats ship's ISO number for article's infobox, and links it to Marinetraffic.com
- {{MMSI Number}} – formats ship's MMSI number for article's infobox, and links it to Marinetraffic.com
- {{ENI Number}} – formats ship's ENI number for article's infobox
- {{Call sign}} – formats ship's call sign for article's infobox, and links it to Marinetraffic.com