USS Dictator (1863)
USS ''Dictator'' was a single-turreted ironclad Monitor (warship), monitor, designed for speed, and to sail on the open sea. Originally to be named , the United States Department of the Navy, Navy Department preferred a more aggressive name, and she was renamed ''Dictator''. Despite her being designed for speed, design problems limited her to a maximum of . She served in two different periods; from 1864 to 1865, serving with the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, and from 1869 to 1877, with the North Atlantic Fleet. After her final Ship commissioning#Ship decommissioning, decommissioning in 1877, she was sold for ship breaking, scrap in 1883. Description ''Dictator'' was long, wide, had a Draft (ship), draft of , and Displacement (ship), displaced . She had a top speed of , and was propelled by two screws and a two-cylinder Ericsson Marine steam engine#Vibrating lever, vibrating lever-engine, with a total of . It is thought that she had a light Deck (ship)#Hurricane deck, hur ...
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Ship Breaking
Ship-breaking (also known as ship recycling, ship demolition, ship dismantling, or ship cracking) is a type of ship disposal involving the breaking up of ships for either a source of parts, which can be sold for re-use, or for the extraction of raw materials, chiefly scrap. Modern ships have a lifespan of 25 to 30 years before corrosion, metal fatigue and a lack of parts render them uneconomical to operate. Ship-breaking allows the materials from the ship, especially steel, to be recycled and made into new products. This lowers the demand for mined iron ore and reduces energy use in the steelmaking process. Fixtures and other equipment on board the vessels can also be reused. While ship-breaking is sustainable, there are concerns about the use by poorer countries without stringent environmental legislation. It is also labour-intensive, and considered one of the world's most dangerous industries. In 2012, roughly 1,250 ocean ships were broken down, and their average age was ...
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