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Usage
[edit source]Produces a larger flag icon, suitable for an image in the |Ship flag= parameter of {{Infobox Ship Career}}.
- Syntax
{{shipboxflag|nation|variant}}
- Parameters
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|nation=– Use either the name of the nation or the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code. Be sure that the country name is appropriate for the specific dates, by checking Wikipedia:WikiProject Ships/Ensigns.|variant=(optional) – Specifies the flag to use. This parameter is documented by the appropriate template in Category:Country data templates. For many countries, setting this field tonavalparameter will select the naval ensign, but for civil ships, this parameter may be omitted.
Examples
[edit source]{{shipboxflag|United Kingdom|naval}}→ File:Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg{{shipboxflag|United Kingdom|civil}}→ File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg{{shipboxflag|Kingdom of Great Britain|naval}}→ File:Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg{{shipboxflag|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}→ File:British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg{{shipboxflag|United States}}→ File:Flag of the United States.svg (with no variant parameter specified, the standard national flag is used, which is also the naval ensign for some countries){{shipboxflag|United States|coast guard}}→ File:Flag of the United States Coast Guard.svg
See also
[edit source]- Wikipedia:WikiProject Ships/Ensigns
- {{Navy}}
- {{USN flag}} – for U.S. Navy vessels