Tag:building=ship

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Description
A decommissioned ship/submarine which stays in one place. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Rendering in OSM Carto
Area building=yes.png
Group: historic
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesshould not be used on waysmay be used on areas (and multipolygon relations)should not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Useful combination
Status: in use

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

Tag Notes
building=ship + historic=ship for the node or the outline of the ship
name=* name of the ship
tourism=attraction to mark it as a tourist attraction, if applicable

Additonal tags

Tag Notes
operator=* for the operator of the ship
start_date=* for the launch date of the ship
wikipedia=* museum ship often have a wikipedia page which can be tagged here
addr=* if the ship has its own address
ref=* 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.

See also