Template:Displacement/doc

Purpose
To show displacement tonnage, whether expressed in terms of:


 * metric tons/tonnes
 * long tons
 * unknown flavor of tons

in a consistent manner. The "first=yes" flag can be used to add the words "of displacement" suitable to introduce the concept the first time it is used in an article.

Usage
 

Specify first=yes to create a verbose description suitable for the first occurrence on a page.