Purpose
editTo show displacement tonnage, whether expressed in terms of:
- tonnes (metric tons)
- long tons
- unknown kind of tons
in a consistent manner. The first=yes flag can be used to add the words "of displacement" suitable to introduce the concept the first time it is used in an article.
Usage
edit{{Displacement|number|unit|first=yes}}
Specify first=yes to create a verbose description suitable for the first occurrence on a page.
Examples
editInput | Displays as |
---|---|
{{Displacement|36,000|tonne|first=yes}} | 36,000 tonnes of displacement |
{{Displacement|36,000|long|first=yes}} | 36,000 long tons of displacement |
{{Displacement|36,000|short|first=yes}} | 36,000 of displacement |
{{Displacement|36,000|metric|first=yes}} | 36,000 metric tons of displacement |
{{Displacement|36,000|unknown|first=yes}} | 36,000 tons of displacement |
{{Displacement|36,000|tonne}} | 36,000 tonnes |
{{Displacement|36,000|long}} | 36,000 long tons |
{{Displacement|36,000|metric}} | 36,000 metric tons |
{{Displacement|36,000|unknown}} | 36,000 tons |
{{Displacement|36,000|tonne|first=normal}} | 36,000 tonnes of normal displacement |
{{Displacement|36,000|long|first=standard}} | 36,000 long tons of standard displacement |
{{Displacement|36,000|metric|first=loaded}} | 36,000 metric tons of loaded displacement |
Related templates
editTemplate | Measurement | Example | Unit type | Usage |
---|---|---|---|---|
{{Displacement}} | for displacement (ships) | 36,000 metric tons of displacement 36,000 long tons of displacement |
weight | modern |
{{DWT}} | for deadweight tonnage | 36,000 long tons deadweight (DWT) | weight | modern |
{{GT}} | for gross tonnage | 36,000 gross tonnage (GT) | dimensionless index | modern |
{{NetT}} | for net tonnage | 36,000 net tonnage (NT) | dimensionless index | modern |
{{TEU}} | for twenty-foot equivalent units | 36,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) | capacity | modern |
{{NRT}} | for net register tonnage | 36,000 net register tons (NRT) | volume | outdated |
{{GRT}} | for gross register tonnage | 36,000 gross register tons (GRT) | volume | outdated |