Editing Encyclopedia:Naming conventions (ships) (section)

==Ship class articles==
Articles about a [[ship class|ship ''class'']] should be named <code>(class name)-class (type)</code>; for example, {{sclass|Ohio|submarine|1}}.  Do not be overly specific in the type; for example, use "aircraft carrier", not "light escort fleet assault carrier".  Use the singular form of the ship type; for example, "submarine", not "submarines".

Uses of the class as a noun are not [[hyphen]]ated, while adjectival references are hyphenated, as in {{sclass|Ohio|submarine}}: if in doubt, do not hyphenate. The second parameter makes [[submarine]] a separate link; this is not required, but does allow the reader to look up the general term directly instead of being plunged into the technical discussion of a ship class.

When the class is named after a member of the class, italicize the class name, for example the {{sclass|Lion|battlecruiser|4}} of battlecruisers is named after {{HMS|Lion|1910|6}}. But when the class is not named after a member of the class, the class name is not italicized, for example the {{sclass2|Battle|destroyer|4}} of destroyers is named after battles; there is no HMS ''Battle'' that is a member of that class.

Ship classes may need to be disambiguated by either nationality or launch date:
* {{xt|[[United States Porpoise-class submarine|United States ''Porpoise''-class submarine]]}}
* {{xt|[[British Porpoise-class submarine|British ''Porpoise''-class submarine]]}}
* {{xt|[[King George V-class battleship (1911)|''King George V''-class battleship (1911)]]}}
* {{xt|[[King George V-class battleship (1939)|''King George V''-class battleship (1939)]]}}