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ship breaking

type of ship disposal involving the breaking up of ships for scrap recycling
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ship breaking

Summary

ship breaking is a key event[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of key_event_ships entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,057 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • ship breaking's instance of is recorded as key event (ships)[3].
  • ship breaking is a type of ship disposal[4].
  • ship breaking is a type of scrapping[5].
  • ship breaking is a type of breaking[6].
  • ship breaking is part of glossary of nautical terms[7].
  • ship breaking's Commons category is recorded as Shipbreaking[8].
  • ship breaking's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ship breaking[9].
  • ship breaking's used by is recorded as ship breaking yard[10].

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Context

ship breaking is part of glossary of nautical terms[7]. Its instance of is recorded as key event (ships)[3].

Why It Matters

ship breaking ranks in the top 10% of key_event_ships entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,057 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). ship breaking. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ship-breaking
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ship-breaking_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{ship breaking}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ship-breaking}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → ship disposal, scrapping, breaking
    Subclass of → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007538964905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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