Preface

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KDB is the standard prefix for all vessels of the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN, Malay: Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei, TLDB), in the Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam. The KDB is abbreviated from the Malay-language Kapal Diraja Brunei, which translates to English as 'Royal Brunei Ship'. So KDB Berkat means in long-hand: Royal Brunei Ship Berkat. KDB is analogous to the British 'HMS', which means His Majesty's Ship (or Her Majesty's Ship, when the reigning monarch is a queen).

Usage

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This template is a typing shortcut for wiki-linking to ship articles of the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN / TLDB) named in the format 'KDB Berkat (18)'. Since ship names are italicised in article text, and editors often don't want to include its pennant number (or sometimes want to omit its prefix), linking to them in the usual manner means typing everything twice, such as [[KDB Berkat (18)|KDB ''Berkat'']]. This template halves that to {{KDB|Berkat|18|6}}.

Basic usage

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{{KDB|Ship name}}
{{KDB|Ship name|ID}}: the optional ID can be the hull number, pennant number or launch year as specified in the article title: [[KDB Ship name (ID)]]
{{KDB|Ship name|ID|6}}: the last code (e.g., '6') sets the formatting of the blue wikilink label
Examples
template usage equivalent wiki-code final result
{{KDB|Berkat|18}} [[KDB Berkat (18)|KDB ''Berkat'' (18)]] KDB Berkat (18)
{{KDB|Raisonnable|1768}} [[KDB Raisonnable (1768)|KDB ''Raisonnable'' (1768)]] KDB Raisonnable (1768)
{{KDB|Berkat}} [[KDB Berkat|KDB ''Berkat'']] KDB Berkat

Last example could be used to link to ship index (disambiguation) page.

Format options parameter

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A third, unnamed parameter |3= allows setting which pieces of text are displayed in the rendered wikilink. It sets the label in the link: [[targetpage|label]].

For example, the ship's article is entered as {{KDB|Berkat|18}}, by default showing as KDB Berkat (18).

But in your article, the pennant number (disambiguator) may not be needed to display. In that case, add |4=2, and the result is:

{{KDB|Berkat|18|2}} [[KDB Berkat (R06)|''Berkat'']] Berkat.

The options are:

value displayed template example equivalent wiki-code rendered display
none prefix, name, ID {{KDB|Berkat|18}} [[KDB Berkat (18)|KDB ''Berkat'' (18)]] KDB Berkat (18)
1 ID {{KDB|Berkat|18|1}} [[KDB Berkat (18)|18]] 18
2 name {{KDB|Berkat|18|2}} [[KDB Berkat (18)|''Berkat'']] Berkat
3 name, ID {{KDB|Berkat|18|3}} [[KDB Berkat (18)|''Berkat'' (18)]] Berkat (18)
4 invalid {{KDB|Berkat|18|4}} Error: {{KDB}} invalid control parameter: 4 (help)
5 prefix, ID {{KDB|Berkat|18|5}} [[KDB Berkat (18)|KDB ''18'']] KDB 18
6 prefix, name {{KDB|Berkat|18|6}} [[KDB Berkat (18)|KDB ''Berkat'']] KDB Berkat

TemplataData

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This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:KDB in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for KDB

This is a typing shortcut for linking to Royal Brunei Navy ship articles named in the format 'KDB Berkat (18)' (that is, the initial letters KDB, the ship's name, and its pennant number). Since ship names are italicised in article text and editors often don't want to include the pennant number, linking to them in the usual manner means typing everything twice, such as [[KDB Berkat (18)|KDB ''Berkat'']]. This template halves that to {{KDB|Berkat|18|6}}. Note that this template cannot be used for ships which are not part of the Royal Brunei Navy.

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Ship name1

This parameter gives the name of this ship.

Default
Example
Berkat
Stringrequired
ID2

This parameter gives the ship's hull number, pennant number, year of construction, or any other identifying information that will allow the ship to be distinguished from other ships of the same name.

Default
Example
18
Stringoptional
33

This is an optional parameter which sets out in bits the way the editor would like to display the name of the ship within an article. If it is set to 1, the ship will be displayed only by its ID number (that is, but the entry given in parameter 2) without the prefix KDB and without the ship's name; if given as 2, it will give just the ship's name, in italics, without the KGB prefix nor the ID number; if given as 3, it will give the ship's name and its ID number, but not the KDB prefix; 4 is not a valid entry; if given as 5, it will give the KDB prefix and the ID number, but will drop the ship's name; if given as 6, it will give the prefix KDB and the ship's name but will drop the ID number. If left blank, the ship will be displayed as KDB plus the ship's name plus its ID number.

Default
Example
5
Auto value
Numberoptional

See also

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Ship classes
Group Template Ref article Example
after member ship {{Sclass}} article hyphenated Valiant-class harbor tug
after theme {{Sclass2}} article hyphenated Flower-class corvette
General ship prefixes
Group Template Ref article Example
generic {{Ship}} any prefix Brigante Musolino or Charles de Gaulle (R91)
civil {{GTS}} Gas turbine ships GTS Infinity (2001)
civil {{HSC}} High-speed craft HSC Tarifa Jet (1997)
civil {{MS}} ({{M/S}} deprecated) Motor ships MS Antenor (1957)
civil {{MV}} ({{M/V}} deprecated) Motor vessels MV Aurora (2000)
civil {{MY}} ({{M/Y}} deprecated) Motor yachts MY Monte Carlo
civil {{PS}} Paddle steamers PS Commonwealth (1854)
civil {{RMS}} Royal Mail Ships RMS Adriatic (1907)
civil {{RV}} ({{R/V}} deprecated) Research vessels RV Vityaz (1939)
civil {{SB}} Sailing barges SB Cambria
civil {{SS}} ({{S/S}} deprecated) Steamships SS Aeolus (1899)
civil {{SV}} ({{S/V}} deprecated) Sailing vessels SV Argo (1841)
civil {{SY}} ({{S/Y}} deprecated) Sailing vessels SY Raven (1889)
civil {{TSS}} Twin-screw steamers TSS Princess Maud (1934)
International navy and government ship prefixes
Group Template Ref article Example
 Algeria {{ANS}} Algerian National Navy ships ANS Kalaat Béni Abbès (474)
 Australia {{HMAS}} Royal Australian Navy ships HMAS Anzac (G90)
 Bahamas {{HMBS}} Royal Bahamas Defence Force ships HMBS Nassau (P-61)
 Bangladesh {{BNS}} Bangladesh Navy ships BNS Surma (2013)
 Brunei {{KDB}} Royal Brunei Navy ships KDB Darussalam (06)
 Canada {{HMCS}} Royal Canadian Navy ships HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22)
{{CCGS}} Canadian Coast Guard ships CCGS Simcoe (1909)
 Colombia {{ARC}} Colombian Navy ships ARC 7 de Agosto (D-06)
 Denmark {{HDMS}} Royal Danish Navy ships HDMS Lougen (1791)
 Ecuador {{BAE}} Ecuadorian Navy ships BAE Guayas (BE-21)
 Egypt {{ENS}} Egyptian Navy ships ENS Gamal Abdel Nasser (L1010)
 Estonia {{EML}} Estonian Navy ships EML Wambola (A433)
 Fiji {{RFNS}} Republic of Fiji Naval Service ships RFNS Kiro (203)
 Finland {{FNS}} Finnish Navy ships FNS Turunmaa (1918)
 Greece {{HS}} Hellenic Navy ships HS Georgios Averof (1910)
 Germany {{GS}} German Navy and Kriegsmarine submarines German submarine U-39 (1938)
{{SMS}} Imperial German Navy and Austro-Hungarian Navy ships SMS Novara (1912)
{{SMU}} Imperial German Navy and Austro-Hungarian Navy submarines SM U-28 (Germany)
 Iceland {{ICGV}} Icelandic Coast Guard ships ICGV Óðinn
 India {{INS}} Indian Navy ships INS Vikrant (1961)
 Indonesia {{KRI}} Indonesian Navy ships KRI Fatahillah (361)
 Ireland {{}} Irish Navy ships LÉ Emer (P21)
 Japan {{Jsub}} Imperial Japanese Navy and Imperial Japanese Army submarines Japanese submarine I-15
{{JS}} Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships JS Ashigara (DDG-178)
{{JDS}} Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships (older) JDS Wakaba (DE-261)
 Netherlands {{HNLMS}} Royal Netherlands Navy ships HNLMS De Ruyter (F804)
 New Zealand {{HMNZS}} Royal New Zealand Navy ships HMNZS Endeavour (A11)
 Nigeria {{NNS}} Nigerian Navy ships NNS Aradu (F89)
 Norway {{HNoMS}} Royal Norwegian Navy ships HNoMS Svenner (G03)
 Papua New Guinea {{HMPNGS}} Papua New Guinean Navy ships HMPNGS Rabaul (P01)
 Peru {{BAP}} Peruvian Navy ships BAP Montero (FM-53)
 Philippines {{BRP}} Philippine Navy ships BRP Rajah Soliman (D-66)
{{RPS}} Philippine Navy ships (older) RPS Rajah Soliman (D-66)
 Poland {{ORP}} Polish Navy ships ORP Orzeł (1938)
 Portugal {{NRP}} Portuguese Navy ships NRP Sagres (1937)
 Romania {{NMS}} Romanian Navy ships NMS Smeul (1888)
 Singapore {{RSS}} Republic of Singapore Navy ships RSS Formidable (68)
 South Africa {{SAS}} South African Navy SAS Mendi (F148)
{{HMSAS}} Union of South Africa Navy HMSAS Protea (K51)
 South Korea {{ROKS}} Republic of Korea Navy ships ROKS Dokdo (LPH-6111)
 Sweden {{HSwMS}} Swedish Navy ships HSwMS Sjölejonet (1936)
 Thailand {{HTMS}} Royal Thai Navy ships HTMS Chakri Naruebet (CV 911)
 Turkey {{TCG}} Turkish Naval Forces ships TCG Gediz (F 495)
 United Kingdom {{HMS}} Royal Navy ships HMS Illustrious (R06)
{{HMT}} Royal Navy trawlers HMT Elk (1902)
{{RFAux}} Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships RFA Fort Austin (A386)
 United States {{USAT}} US Army transport ships USAT Havana (1917)
{{USCGC}} US Coast Guard Cutter USCGC Healy (WAGB-20)
{{USNS}} US Naval Ship USNS Mercy (T-AH-19)
{{USRC}} US Revenue-Marine and US Revenue Cutter Service USRC Harriet Lane (1857)
{{USS}} US Navy ship USS Enterprise (CVN-65)
{{USAV}} US Army Vessel USAV Spearhead (TSV-X1)