Tag:building=ship
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A decommissioned ship/submarine which stays in one place. 
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| Group: historic |
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A tag for a decommissioned ship/submarine which has become a tourist attraction and generally remains in one place. This applies to both military and non-military ships. Do not use this tag for temporarily stuck ships (e.g. Ever Given).
For example HMS Belfast on the River Thames, London [1]
How to map
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building= + historic=ship
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for the node or the outline of the ship |
name=*
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name of the ship |
tourism=attraction
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to mark it as a tourist attraction, if applicable |
Additonal tags
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operator=*
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for the operator of the ship |
start_date=*
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for the launch date of the ship |
wikipedia=*
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museum ship often have a wikipedia page which can be tagged here |
addr=*
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if the ship has its own address |
ref=*
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for the hull number of military ships |
If the ship has some kind of amenity=* like a bar, restaurant or tourism=* like a hotel or a museum, it can be tagged as a separate node with own name and further information.
ship:type=* can be used to specify the type of a ship.