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The scope of articles for this project is wide ranging. Essentially any article about a civilian or military ship and ship classes are welcome. We also cover:

• Biography articles about ship builders and architects such as Andrew Higgins or Joshua Humphreys
• Nautical topics such as hull and mast
• Non-fictional publications such as DANFS
• Ship building companies such as Northrop Grumman

Some exceptions are

• Civilian ships that are under 100 ft (30 m) in length or tonnage of less than 100.
• Any article of a fictional nature
• Biography articles of ship owners, ship captains or military personnel
• Articles on ship weaponry and ship to ship battles.

Articles not under our scope may be covered by the following WikiProjects

• Australian Maritime History
• Fisheries and Fishing
• Irish Maritime
• Maritime Transport task force under WikiProject Transport
• Maritime Warfare task force under WikiProject Military History
• Sailing
• Travel and Tourism
• Water Sports

• The presence of our project banner on an article does not necessarily mean the article is under our scope. With over 65,000 articles tagged with our banner, there are sure to be some that were tagged incorrectly.