New-York tribune., 1873-12-24
THE MONITOR DICTATOR.
q DESCRIPTION OF THE GREAT WAR sIuP-IIsT OF
THE OFFICERS.

A DESCRIPTION OF THE GREAT WAR SIMPLEST OF
THE OFFICERS.
The United States irOn-clad Dictator, which
sIyed from New-LondOn q short time ago. is now IN
She Erie dry dock at South Brooklyn undergoing
repairs will probably be ready for sea tomorrow
afternoon The impression has generally prevailed, and
been published to the effect that
dry the vicinity Of NewYork was sufficiently
ls ge 10 this great monitor The large dry dock
the Brooklyn NavyYard is only about $50 feet In
length The dock in which the Dictator repairing is ass
feet length by ll5 In width and has ample accommoda
for the formidable vessel The Dictator, II will be
remembered built during last year Of the war;
and reached the at the time with the Monad
no H. IA 1855 prevented from participating
of the latest naval engagements only by
-0ndent to her machinery, and has actual
service In her with the Terror from Boston 10
Portsmouth and thence 10 Portland in 1885, she showed
excellent speed though she suffered defeat she subse-
quently made cruise TO the West Indies, and
sfterward remained at Key West for several
years Two or three years ago she was
brought to New London and has remained there since
bor arrival She put into the Erie Basin dry-dock
su Friday last Her hull was found to he completely
covered with thick coating Of musses and several
Ions already been removed large force OF
we're employed the ship throughout the day sstur
aay aud yesterday nearly 400 workmen were engaged
n. painting the hull and repairing the machinery.
TIE Dictator is Sl2 feet in length by
u feet breadth OF beam, and q feet depth OF hold bhe
a. rated At l75O tons The Dictators weight about
400 tons Her surface is covered with six iron plates,
essn one inch thickness Directly beneath this cover
ing are heavy white oak sringers nearly one foot in
thickness and behind these the solid oak OF the hull,
wbeh is about four feet thick The iron plates OF the
deck are inches thick, and solid 70 the
tread ss a Broadway pavement. The single turret
wAich deck formed OF iron 16 inches IN
thickness and heavy guns nearly 20 feet In
aeBgth, and with lSnch bore. Above tins rises the
piohouse winch about 10 feet in diameter and of
The ssme thickness the lower portion OF the turret
The Dictator IL propelled by enormous screw, feet
Al diameter, with four blades, which drives her
through the water st the rate OF 10 knots an
Sour. The vessel draws 20 feet inches OF
water The Dictator is the largest monitor In
srtive service In the American navy with the exception
Of the Puritan, which s Of 1870 tons. The Roanoke
vh'eh is not properly monitor Is nearly 1000 tons
ssrger, and with its three turres mounts SIX lSinch
EnDs IL is asserted by officers Of the EavyYard that
che Dictator would prove formidable foe 10 the strong
oct renclsds Of any naton The list Of officers far
completed is follows;
James l.. Jouett, Commander; II. p. Picking Lieu
sehanscommsDder and Executive Officer; b. p Lam
Senon, Lieutenant Commander; j. G. Eaton. Lieu
rshshti y H. stockton, Lieutenant III. r. Monahan,
asser Edmund Olson, First Assistant Engineer; X T.
ctnptu, FIRST Assistant Engineer; A. b. Bates second
Asnst.nt Engineer; NJ. =. Gushing Payuaster; and A.
- oeeriy, Surgeon.