Template:Cite VHD shipwreck

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Usage[edit]

This template creates a {{cite web}} citation to shipwrecks in the Victorian Heritage Database, a searchable reference source on Victoria's heritage places.

{{cite VHD shipwreck
  | "database id"
  | "name"
  | access-date = 2024-06-7
 }}

There is no error checking. Specifying an incorrect ID will result in a link to a non-existing record.

Mandatory Parameters[edit]

There are two mandatory unnamed parameters

Shipwreck ID number. It is found at the end of the Victorian Heritage Database URL.
Ship name

Example[edit]

For example, the Abstainer record can be referenced using

{{Cite VHD shipwreck|1|Abstainer}}

resulting in:

"Abstainer Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number S1". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.

Optional Parameters[edit]

The optional parameters are:

the access date can be specified using the access-date field.

Examples[edit]

{{cite VHD shipwreck|2|Achilles|access-date=2012-02-05}}

resulting in:

"Achilles Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number S2". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 2012-02-05.

Harvard style referencing[edit]

This template provides a simple Harvard style reference, using VHD followed by the ID number. Year referencing is not supported at this time.