Template:GT/doc

Purpose
To show gross tonnage in a consistent manner that is compliant with WQ:MOSNUM. In particular it:
 * capitalization and spelling are standardized (i.e. GT, Gt, gt, G.T., g.t. and so forth),
 * the link to the definition is standardized,
 * spells out "", introducing the abbreviation GT on the first use in an article,
 * links to gross tonnage on the first use in an article,
 * uses the abbreviation GT, i.e. "" on subsequent uses in the article, and
 * inserts &amp;nbsp; s where needed.

Usage
 

Use the first parameter the first time the template appears on the page. It has three options: See the examples below for more information.
 * first=yes to create a verbose description,
 * first=caps to create a verbose description that starts with a capital letter
 * first=short to create a terse description, suitable for tables and infoboxes.