Preference 1: Disambiguation by type
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If a ship's name is unique, or it can be considered the primary topic for subjects of the same name (see Wikipedia:Disambiguation#Is there a primary topic? for advice), it does not need to be disambiguated.
If disambiguation from other topics is required, add the ship's type or role (or rig/sail-plan for sailing vessels) to the end of the article title in parentheses. No other forms of disambiguation are valid.
Prefixes should not be added to a title for the sole purpose of disambiguating articles. If additional disambiguation is required, add the ship's year of launch to the disambiguation in the following form:
If the year of launch is unknown or uncertain, use an appropriate confirmed 'milestone' date, and change "launched" to the appropriate context. 'Milestone' dates are important dates in a ship's construction and operational history, and include (but are not limited to) completion of construction, commissioning into naval service, entry into civilian service, acquisition or capture (Many of the fields at ((Infobox ship career)) deal with milestone dates, see Template:Infobox ship begin/Usage guide#Infobox ship career for further information on what they represent). Be careful not to use one milestone's date with another's descriptor: a ship commissioned or entering service in a certain year may not have been launched or completed in that year. Any date used in the title should be supported by reliable, published sources in the article itself.
Do not be over-specific with the ship type in the title. (Note: This could be combined with the almost identical advice on type for class articles and split into a separate section)
If a ship is identified as having been of different types or roles throughout its career, use the type the ship was best known for. Create redirects from other type disambiguators to assist in successful article location.
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Preference 2: Disambiguation by contextual year
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If a ship's name is unique, or it can be considered the primary topic for subjects of the same name (see Wikipedia:Disambiguation#Is there a primary topic? for advice), it does not need to be disambiguated.
If disambiguation from other topics is required, add the year of the ship's launch to the end of the article title in parentheses. No other forms of disambiguation are valid.
Prefixes should not be added to a title for the sole purpose of disambiguating articles. If the year of launch is unknown or uncertain, use an appropriate confirmed 'milestone' date, and change "launched" to the appropriate context. 'Milestone' dates are important dates in a ship's construction and operational history, and include (but are not limited to) completion of construction, commissioning into naval service, entry into civilian service, acquisition or capture (Many of the fields at ((Infobox ship career)) deal with milestone dates, see Template:Infobox ship begin/Usage guide#Infobox ship career for further information on what they represent). Be careful not to use one milestone's date with another's descriptor: a ship commissioned or entering service in a certain year may not have been launched or completed in that year. Any date used in the title should be supported by reliable, published sources in the article itself.
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