Returns the length of the first word (i.e. the number of characters before the first space) if that word is one of the ship prefixes listed in the template code; returns 0 otherwise. For example:

  • {{Ship prefix|HMS Victory}} returns 3 ("HMS" is listed)
  • {{Ship prefix|German battleship Tirpitz}} returns 0 ("German" is not listed)

For use in Template:Infobox ship begin, for italicizing titles of ship articles.

See also

golygu

Nodyn:Navbox string handling templates