Template:Deadweight tonnage/doc

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To show deadweight tonnage, whether expressed in metric or long tons, in a consistent manner. Also to introduce the units used and the intended meaning of the abbreviation DWT the first time it is used in an article.

{{DWT|number|unit|disp=|link=}}

Parameters

number: numerical value of the deadweight tonnage;

unit: specifies the units in which the dead weight tonnage is measured; use long or metric;

disp: controls how the template will render in the page:

|disp= when empty or omitted, displays the abbreviated form:

{{DWT|36,000|metric|disp=}} → 36,000 t DWT

|disp=long creates a verbose description suitable for the first occurrence on a page

{{DWT|36,000|metric|disp=long}} → 36,000 tonnes deadweight (DWT)

|disp=adj creates the adjectival form:

{{DWT|36,000|metric|disp=adj}} → 36,000-tonne deadweight (DWT)

link: controls when the template output is linked to the deadweight tonnage article

|link= when empty or omitted, links to the deadweight tonnage article; this is the default;

{{DWT|36,000|metric|disp=long|link=}} → 36,000 tonnes deadweight (DWT)

|link=off instances of the rendered template are not linked to the deadweight tonnage article:

{{DWT|36,000|metric|disp=long|link=off}} → 36,000 tonnes deadweight (DWT)

Input	Displays as
{{DWT|36,000|metric|disp=long}}	36,000 tonnes deadweight (DWT)
{{DWT|36,000|long|disp=long}}	36,000 long tons deadweight (DWT)
{{DWT|36,000|metric}}	36,000 t DWT
{{DWT|36,000|long}}	36,000 LT DWT
{{DWT|36,000}}	36,000 DWT

Template	Measurement	Example	Unit type	Usage
{{Displacement}}	for displacement (ship)	36,000 metric tons of displacement 36,000 long tons of displacement	weight	modern
{{Deadweight tonnage}}	for deadweight tonnage	36,000 long tons deadweight (DWT)	weight	modern
{{Gross tonnage}}	for gross tonnage	36,000 gross tonnage (GT)	dimensionless index	modern
{{Net tonnage}}	for net tonnage	36,000 net tonnage (NT)	dimensionless index	modern
{{Twenty-foot equivalent units}}	for twenty-foot equivalent units	36,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU)	capacity	modern
{{Net register tonnage}}	for net register tonnage	36,000 net register tons (NRT)	volume	outdated
{{Gross register tonnage}}	for gross register tonnage	36,000 gross register tons (GRT)	volume	outdated