This is a typing short cut for linking to World War II and later German U-boat articles named in the format "German submarine U-9999 (1939)". (World War I U-boats articles are named in a different manner. See Template:SMU for the shortcut template to assist with those.) Since U-boat names are italicized in article text, linking to them in the usual manner means typing everything twice, such as [[German submarine U-9999 (1939)|German submarine ''U-9999'' (1939)]]. This template more than halves that to {{GS|U-9999|1939}}.

• {{GS|Ship Name}}
• {{GS|Ship Name|ID}}, where ID can be the hull number, launch year, or pennant number, as specified in the article title.

Template usage	Equivalent wikicode	Final result
{{GS|U-39|1938}}	[[German submarine U-39 (1938)|German submarine ''U-39'' (1938)]]	German submarine U-39 (1938)
{{GS|U-31}}	[[German submarine U-31|German submarine ''U-31'']]	German submarine U-31

The last example could be used to link to ship index (disambiguation) page

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 German submarine, 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:

Value	Parameter(s) displayed	Example	Equivalent wikicode	Final result
None	all	{{GS|U-95|1940}}	[[German submarine U-95 (1940) |German submarine ''U-95'' (1940)]]	German submarine U-95 (1940)
1	3rd	{{GS|U-95|1940|1}}	[[German submarine U-95 (1940) |1940]]	1940
2	2nd	{{GS|U-95|1940|2}}	[[German submarine U-95 (1940) |''U-95'']]	U-95
3	2nd, 3rd	{{GS|U-95|1940|3}}	[[German submarine U-95 (1940) |''U-95'' (1940)]]	U-95 (1940)
4	invalid result	{{GS|U-95|1940|4}}	—	Error: {{GS}} invalid control parameter: 4 (help)
5	1st, 3rd	{{GS|U-95|1940|5}}	[[German submarine U-95 (1940) |German submarine (1940)]]	German submarine 1940
6	1st, 2nd	{{GS|U-95|1940|6}}	[[German submarine U-95 (1940) |German submarine ''U-95'']]	German submarine U-95
	2nd (no 3rd)	{{GS|U-110|3=2}} Alternate usage: {{GS|U-110||2}}	[[German submarine U-110 |''U-110'']]	U-110

N.B.: Be careful with the third parameter if not using the second parameter. In the U-110 example above, the "|3=2" means set the third parameter to a value of two, while the alternate syntax shows using a pair of pipes, "||2", to position the value two in the third parameter position.

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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	{{LÉ}}	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)
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