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Ship class link template usage
sclass is an editor's shortcut for creating properly formatted links to ship class articles that follow the standard naming format of Class name class ship type. If you are tired of typing Haskell-class attack transport or similar, this is for you. The previous is replaced by Haskell-class attack transport, that's it.

The most basic form is:

 Class name-class ship type 

This form assumes that Ship type is its own separate article so produces a link to the class article, followed by a link to the ship type article. The text in the first link is properly formatted with the Class name displayed in italics followed by "-class".

An optional third parameter allows you to control the format and use the template if Ship type is not an article:

 Class name-class ship type 

The values and resluts for format are:
 * 0 - supresses displaying ship type entirely
 * 1 - displays ship type, but as part of the single link to the class article
 * 2 - displays ship type, but unlinked
 * 3 - displays ship type as a separate link. Ship type must be the name of an article.

One of the first three options must be used if Ship type is not an article to avoid the dreaded red link. Note that option 3 is the default, so may be omitted. Other values of format will let you know the error of your ways.