Template:Displacement/doc

Purpose

To 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

{{Displacement|number|unit|first=yes}}

Specify first=yes to create a verbose description suitable for the first occurrence on a page.

Examples

Input	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

Template	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{{NRT}}	for net register tonnage	36,000 net register tons (NRT)	volume	outdated
{{GRT}}	for gross register tonnage	36,000 gross register tons (GRT)	volume	outdated