Category:Ships

**ship**
	large buoyant watercraft
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Instance of	vessel class;
Subclass of	watercraft; vessel;
Has use	transport;
Has part(s)	hull; ship element; bridge;
Different from	boat;
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<nowiki>barco; Szif; Ɛhyɛn; Skip; kapal; ship; gemi; بحرینہ; Loď; корабель; 船; Bato; Kema; Су көлігі; брод; Brod; navire; brod; जहाज; Nef; जहाज; Schëff; skip; Gəmi; Jahaaj; Gemi; 船舶; سفينة; lestr; သင်္ဘော; 船; Кеме; Sòn; buque; Schipp; судно; llong; Nav; long; کشتی; 船; skib; გემი; 大型船舶; Nave; Jirgin Ruwa; سفينه; balunga; जलयान; 轮船; ਸਮੁੰਦਰੀ ਜਹਾਜ਼; Նաւեր; Sjeep; கப்பல்; карабель; кораб; navi; เรือกำปั่น; brod; nave; Ācalli; Shep; Кораб; Navă; 船; Vaka; Markab; fartyg; 船; Navo; ກຳປັ່ນ; 선박; skip; ŝipo; barku; Barco; জাহাজ; Sùng; baita; کاڤل; Navir; שיף; łódź; tàu thủy; kuģis; skip; Tsin naaʼeeł; Mɛlɛ; Navio; ship; Усан онгоц; Chûn; Kapa; Laiv; ಹಡಗು; کەشتی; 船; Meli; Ygarata; Карап; laiva; ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅ; hajó; vaixell; लःखः; itsasontzi; брод; Long; судно; Hatun wamp'u; Schiff; Schiff; судна; schip; জাহাজ; Keştî; पानी जहाज; kapal; kapal; Anija; ship; Nave; אונייה; кораб; Masúwa; ఓడ; ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱡᱽ; ܣܦܝܢܬܐ; Skap; ꯍꯤꯆꯥꯎ; Ngarava; skip; nave; Nâf; киштӣ; Ship; laev; Skip; loď; Naviri; گمی; Schiff; سمندری جعاز; navio; Նավ; Laivu; skiipa; Laivas; Ladja; Barko; Bero; Ruz; Barko; statek wodny; കപ്പൽ; 船; nèva; Laivs; بحري جھاز; Waqa; nave; Navis; πλοίο; Laiv; ရေယာဉ်ကြီး; Ɛhyɛn a ɛfa nsuo so; barcu grande y con cubierta; vehicle amb coberta per navegacions marítimes; größeres Wasserfahrzeug; large water-borne vehicle; 浮于水面上的大型结构，不同于Q1229765; større fartøj; Ulaşım aracı; 大型の船舶; större flytande vattenfarkost; סוג של כלי שיט בעל סיפון; Bumb bedre m'be koom zugu; suuri vedessä kulkeva alus; granda flosema akvoveturilo kun ferdeko; větší plavidlo; நீரில் நீந்திச்செல்ல உதவும் ஒரு பெரிய படகு அல்லது நீருந்து; mezzo di trasporto su acqua; type d'embarcation; suur veesõiduk; imbarcazzioni granni pû trasportu di genti e merci; Phương tiện đường thủy cỡ lớn; transportmiddel over water; barco ou embarcación, especialmente os de gran tamaño; Chombo cha kusafiria Majini; didelė plaukiojanti transporto priemonė žmonėms ir kroviniams pervežti.; Vízi jármű; плавсредство, используемое для перевозок; tipo de embarcação; árthach mór; kendaraan air besar, namun pada zaman dahulu merujuk pada kendaraan air spesifik dari India; havgåande fartøy; stort, flytende fremkomstmiddel; dəniz nəqliyyatı vasitəsi; druh dopravného prostriedku dopravujúceho po vode; wjetše wodowe jězdźidło; vehículo con cubierta para navegaciones marítimas; duży pojazd wodny; large buoyant watercraft; المراكب الكبيرة المزدهرة; 물 위의 교통수단; tipo de embarcação; ontzi; کاڤل; łódźe; tàu thuỷ; Նավեր; Նաւեր; 輪船; 大型船; skepp; אניה; אוניה; ספינה; boot; vaartuig; корабль; Bato-ramba; dámpa; vessel; marine vessel; water vessel; ships; tamppâ; 船隻; båt</nowiki>

See Category:Barges for inland waterway transport or river ships
See Category:Boats for smaller vessels
See Category:Sailing ships for large sailing ships
See Category:Sailboats for smaller sailing vessels

How to create a category for a ship

A. When to create a category for a specific ship: If you know the name of a ship in a photo, you might want to create a category for the ship.

B. How to name the category

In general, name the category with the ship's name as painted on the vessel (when the picture was taken).
Sample: This photo shows "Isla de Botafoc" in 2008. The category is named "Isla de Botafoc (ship, 1980)". This even if the ship had other names before and afterwards.
The general format for category titles is "<name of ship> (ship, <year>)". <year> is the year the ship was completed, see Category:Ships by year built for further information.
Samples: "Golden Hind (ship, 1973)" or "Pacific Dawn (ship, 1991)".
"<name of ship> (ship, <year>)" is a naming convention rather than a disambiguation rule. "(ship, <year>)" is added even if there is no other category named "<name of ship>". The "<name of ship>" may already mean ship.
Samples: "Norwood (ship, 1899)" or "Europic Ferry (ship, 1968)" or "Mein Schiff 2 (ship, 1997)" or "The Big Red Boat II (ship, 1966)".
Submarines use "<name> (submarine, <year>)" and tugs/towboats use "<name> (tugboat, <year>)". All other types are identified by category:Ships by type.
Samples: "Akula (submarine, 1909)" or "Cape Romain (tugboat, 1979)".
Fishing ships display their license number. Categories for these have the format "<license number> <name> (ship, <year>)" (see Category:Fishing vessels by license number).
Sample: This image shows "N206", the category is named "N206 Castle Bay (ship, 1965)".
Prefixes are generally omitted.
Samples: "Titanic (ship, 1912)" instead of "RMS Titanic (ship, 1912)". Rather "Ammonia (ship, 1929)" than "DF Ammonia (ship, 1929)" or "SF Ammonia (ship, 1929)" .
- Exception: If the name as painted on the ship always includes the "prefix", the category name includes it as well.
Sample: MS. Volendam (ship, 1990) as the name on the vessel reads "MS. Volendam".
If there are several ships with the same name built in the same year, the place where the ship was built/location of the shipyard is added: "<name of ship> (ship, <year>, <place>)".
Sample: "Mistral (ship, 1999, Saint-Nazaire)" as there are several Mistral (ship, 1999).
- In the rare case that there are several ships with the same name built the same year at the same place, the yard number is also added: "<name of ship> (ship, <year>, <place>, <yard number>)".
Sample: "Stena Transporter (ship, 1978, Ulsan, 649)" and Stena Transporter (ship, 1978, Ulsan, 651).
If you don't know the year the ship was built or can't find it, just use "<name> (ship)".
Sample: "Ben Campbell (ship)".

C. Useful elements to add to the category description

The link to the parent category Category:Ships by name (flat list).
Sample: [[Category:Ships by name (flat list)]].
If there is an article about the ship at one of the Wikipedias: include an interwiki link to that article.
Sample (check if it exists): [[en:Ships]].
A link to the category for the ship's IMO number. If that category doesn't exist yet, create it.
Sample: Category:IMO 8521232.
For a vessel with an ENI number, a link to that category. If that category doesn't exist, create it.
Sample: Category:ENI 02205424.
The category of the ship's type.
Sample: "Norwood (ship, 1899)" includes a subcategory of Category:Steamboats.
More categories: check Category:Ships and its various "by" subcategories. Some may apply to this ship.
Samples: Ships by shipyard, Ships by operator, Ships by material, Ships by number of funnels, etc.

D. More elements to add to the category description

The following can be added manually or in series by bot.

Category for the ship's year of construction.
Sample: "Alexander von Humboldt II (ship, 2011)" uses "Ships built in 2011".
{{DISPLAYTITLE:}} to italicize the ship's name:
Sample: "E. R. Sterling (ship, 1883)" uses {{DISPLAYTITLE:Category:''E. R. Sterling'' (ship, 1883)}}. On the category description page, you will notice that this formats the page title as Category:E. R. Sterling (ship, 1883).
{{IMOcat}} to reference further information at the ship's IMO number.
Sample: "Regal Princess (ship, 1991)" uses {{IMOcat|8521232}}.
{{DEFAULTSORT:<name>}} to correct sorting by name.
Sample: "Älv-Snabben 5 (ship, 1995)" uses {{DEFAULTSORT:Alv-Snabben 5 (ship, 1995)}}.