Template:Naval/doc

Usage

{{naval|nation|variant|size=optional|name=optional}}

Produces a flag icon attached to a wikilinked national naval force article.

Parameters

• |nation – Use either the name of the nation or the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code.
• |variant (optional) – Specifies an alternate (historical) flag to use. This parameter is documented by the appropriate template in Category:Country data templates. Note that the standard behaviour of this template is to use the naval variant if present, so there is no need to specify this variant in the template call.
• |size= (optional) – Can be used to change the flag icon size.
• |name= (optional) – Can be used to change the wikilink display text.

Examples

Brazil

• {{naval|Brazil}} → Brazilian Navy

Georgia

• {{naval|Georgia (country)|naval-1997}} → Georgian Navy (1997 to 2004)
• {{naval|Georgia (country)}} → Georgian Navy (2004 to 2009)
• {{naval|Georgia (country)|coast guard}} → Coast Guard of Georgia

Netherlands

• {{naval|Netherlands|navy}} → Royal Netherlands Navy (naval jack)
• {{naval|Netherlands}} → Royal Netherlands Navy (naval ensign)

Russia / Soviet Union

• {{naval|Russia}} → Russian Navy (naval jack from c. 1701 to 1924 and since January 1, 2001)
• {{naval|Russian Empire}} → Imperial Russian Navy (naval ensign from 1712 to 1917)
• {{naval|Russian Republic}} → Russian Navy (naval ensign from 1917 to 1918)
• {{naval|Soviet Russia|naval-1918}} → Red Fleet (naval ensign from 1918 to 1920)
• {{naval|Soviet Russia}} → Red Fleet (naval ensign from 1920 to 1923)
• {{naval|Soviet Union|naval-1924}} → Soviet Navy (naval ensign from 1923 to 1935)
• {{naval|Soviet Union|naval-1935}} → Soviet Navy (naval ensign from 1935 to 1950)
• {{naval|Soviet Union}} → Soviet Navy (naval ensign from 1950 to 1992)
• {{naval|Soviet Union|VV MVD naval}} → Soviet Internal Troops (naval ensign from 1983 to 1992)
• {{naval|Russia|navy-1992}} → Russian Navy (naval ensign from 1992 to 2000)
• {{naval|Russia|navy}} → Russian Navy (naval ensign since January 1, 2001)
• {{naval|Russia|VV MVD naval-1992}} → Russian Internal Troops (naval ensign from 1992 to 2000)
• {{naval|Russia|VV MVD naval}} → Russian Internal Troops (naval ensign since January 1, 2001 to 2016)
• {{naval|Russia|NGF naval-2016}} → Russian National Guard (naval ensign from 2016 to 2019)
• {{naval|Russia|NGF naval}} → Russian National Guard (naval ensign after 2019)

United Kingdom

• {{naval|Kingdom of Great Britain}} → Royal Navy (1707 to 1800)
• {{naval|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland}} → Royal Navy (1801 to 1922/1927)
• {{naval|United Kingdom}} → Royal Navy (since 1922/1927)
• {{naval|United Kingdom|reserve}} → Royal Naval Reserve
• {{naval|United Kingdom|naval-reserve}} → Royal Naval Reserve
• {{naval|United Kingdom|government}} → Royal Navy
• {{naval|United Kingdom|GS}} → Royal Navy
• {{naval|United Kingdom|naval-GS}} → Royal Navy
• {{naval|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|RFA}} → Royal Fleet Auxiliary (1905 to 1922/1927)
• {{naval|United Kingdom|RFA-1905}} → Royal Fleet Auxiliary (1922/1927 to 1969)
• {{naval|United Kingdom|naval-RFA-1905}} → Royal Fleet Auxiliary (1922/1927 to 1969)
• {{naval|United Kingdom|RFA}} → Royal Fleet Auxiliary (since 1969)
• {{naval|United Kingdom|naval-RFA}} → Royal Fleet Auxiliary (since 1969)
• {{naval|United Kingdom|RMAS}} → Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service
• {{naval|United Kingdom|naval-RMAS}} → Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service
• {{naval|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|civil}} → Merchant Navy (1864 to 1922/1927)
• {{naval|United Kingdom|merchant}} → Merchant Navy (since 1922/1927)
• {{naval|United Kingdom|naval-merchant}} → Merchant Navy (since 1922/1927)
• {{naval|United Kingdom|RNLI}} → Royal National Lifeboat Institution
• {{naval|United Kingdom|naval-RNLI}} → Royal National Lifeboat Institution

United States

• {{naval|United States}} → United States Navy