HDMS Justitia (1777)

HDMS Justitia was a 72-gun ship of the line of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy built to a design by Henrik Gerner.

HDMS Justitia served in the home fleet based in Copenhagen for the whole of its active life in the Danish navy, when new acting as flagship to the admiral commanding the home squadron.

[1] The "Principal Officers and Commissioners of His Majesty's Navy" first offered Justitia, of 74 guns and 1758 tons, for sale and breaking up in July 1814.

[15] The successful purchaser had to give a bond to complete the breaking up within one year.

In February 1817 the Navy used her for experiments with Robert Seppings diagonal braces.

Illustration of Justitia by Henrik Gerner .