This is a typing short cut for linking to Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force ship articles named in the format "JDS Deep Six (AWOL-99)". Since ship names are italicized in article text, linking to them in the usual manner means typing everything twice, such as [[JDS Deep Six (AWOL-99)|JDS ''Deep Six'' (AWOL-99)]]. This template halves that to {{JDS|Deep Six|AWOL-99}}.
Formal usage
{{JDS|Ship Name}}
{{JDS|Ship Name|ID}}, where ID can be the hull number, launch year, or pennant number, as specified in the article title.
There is an optional third parameter that controls which pieces of text are displayed in the article. Its value is treated as a binary number and will display the corresponding "bits". So setting the 4's bit will display BRP, setting the 2's bit will display the ship name, and setting the 1's bit will display the ID. If binary math isn't your thing, refer to these examples:
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TemplateData for JDS
This template provides a wikilink to a ship's page, with label options
Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter
Description
Type
Status
Name
1
Ship's name
Example
Bismarck, Belgrano
String
optional
ID
2
Hull number, launch year, or pennant number
Example
H75, 1975
String
optional
Format
3
Formats the label (which name parts will show)
Default
blank
Example
1, 2, 3, 5, 6
Number
optional
unlink prefix
up
up=yes puts prefix before (outside of) the wikilink
