This template is intended to simplify the wikicode needed for properly italicizing a starship's class, such as:

[[:Category:Sovereign class Starship|''Sovereign''-class]]

Usage

The use of this template is with the ship's class name, such as:
{{Class|Sovereign|Heavy Cruiser}}
Sovereign-class Heavy Cruiser
or:
{{Class|Danube|Runabout}}
Danube-class Runabout