# வார்ப்புரு:கடற்படை/doc



### Usage
Produces a flag icon attached to a wiki-linked " National Navy" article, as appropriate for a given country.  

#### Syntax
:;  

#### Parameters
:* – Use either the name of the nation or the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code  
:* (optional) – Specifies an alternate (historical) naval flag to use. This parameter is documented by the appropriate template in [[:  
:* (optional) – Can be used to change the flag icon size  
:* (optional) – Can be used to change the wikilink display text  

### Examples

#### Algeria
- →

#### Argentina
- →

#### Australia
- →
- → (since 1967)

#### Belgium
- →
- →

#### Canada
- →
- →
- → ( and )
- →
- → (since 2013)

#### China
- →
- →

#### France
- →
- →
- →
- →
- →

#### Georgia
- → (1997 to 2004)
- → (2004 to 2009)
- →
- →

#### Germany
- →
- →
- →
- →
- →
- →
- →

#### Iceland
- →

#### India
- → (1879 to 1892)
- → (1892 to 1928)
- → (1928 to 1934)
- → (1934 to 1947)
- → (1947 to 1950)
- → (1950 to 2001)
- → (2001 to 2004)
- → (2004 to 2014)
- → (2014 to 2022)
- → (since 2022)

#### Italy
- →
- →

#### Japan
- →
- →

#### Netherlands
- →

#### New Zealand
- → (1941 to 1968)
- → (since 1968)

#### Norway
- →
- →

#### Panama
- →
- →
- →

#### Russia / Soviet Union
- → (1712 to 1917)
- → (1917 to 1918)
- → (1918 to 1920)
- → (1920 to 1923)
- → (1923 to 1935)
- → (1935 to 1950)
- → (1950 to 1992)
- → (1992 to 2000)
- → (since January 1, 2001)

#### South Africa
- → (1922 to 1940)
- → (1940 to 1942)
- → (1942 to 1946)
- → (1946 to 1951)
- → (1951 to 1952)
- → (1952 to 1961)
- → (1961 to 1981)
- → (1981 to 1994)
- → (since 1994)

#### Spain
- → (1506 to 1701)
- → (1701 to 1748)
- → (1748 to 1785)
- → (1785 to 1873)
- → (1873 to 1931)
- → (1931 to 1938)
- → (1938 to 1945)
- → (1945 to 1977)
- → (1977 to 1981)
- → (from 1981)

#### Thailand
- →

#### United Kingdom
- → (16th century to 1706)
- →
- → (since 1801)
- →
- → (1976-2008)

#### United States
- →
- →
- →

### Related templates
The template can be used to display the naval flag by itself, using the variant as a template parameter:  
- →
- →
- →
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### Implementation notes
By default, this template shows the standard national flag for the selected country, following by a wikilink to " Navy". Both of these items can be changed by adding specific parameters to the appropriate template (complete set found in ).  

To use a different flag, such as the naval ensign for the nation, use:  
:  

To use a different name for the wikilinked navy article, use:  
:  

### TemplateData

<templatedata>  
{  
"params": {  
"variant": {  
"aliases": [  
"2"  
],  
"label": "Variant",  
"description": "Specifies an alternate (historical) naval flag to use. This parameter is documented by the appropriate template in . Note that the standard behaviour of this template is to use the naval variant if present, so there is no need to specify this variant in the template call.",  
"example": "coast guard",  
"type": "string"  
},  
"size": {  
"label": "Size",  
"description": "Can be used to change the flag icon size"  
},  
"name": {  
"label": "Name",  
"description": "Can be used to change the wikilink display text"  
},  
"nation": {  
"aliases": [  
"1"  
],  
"label": "Nation",  
"description": "The name of the nation or the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code of the nation to which the navy in question belongs",  
"example": "USA",  
"type": "string",  
"required": true  
}  
},  
"description": "Produces a flag icon attached to a wiki-linked \"Xxxx National Navy\" article, as appropriate for a given country. ",  
"paramOrder": [  
"nation",  
"variant",  
"size",  
"name"  
],  
"format": "inline"  
}  
</templatedata>  

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