Template:HNSA/doc

Usage
This template is designed to make an easy external link to a ship's page at hnsa.org

Formal usage

 * Parameters
 * is extracted from the hnsa.org URL (see below)
 * – (optional) unformatted name of the ship

To obtain the  parameter value:
 * 1) Find the hnsa.org url.
 * The url for the USS Kidd (DD-661) HNSA page is
 * 1) The  parameter value is that part of the URL between   and the trailing
 * In this example you would use

This optional parameter provides the name of the ship in the rendered link. If omitted or left blank, the template uses the current page name in the link. If  parameter is one of the standard forms   ;  ; or  ; or where is part of the article title; then  will apply proper formatting to.

Error messages
When cannot figure out how to format , it will return the   in its original format along with an error message that may help to get the name right. If the name render's as you think it should add the parameter no to disable the error message.