HDMS Justitia (1777) explained

HDMS Justitia was a Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy ship-of-the-line, built to a design by Henrik Gerner.[1] Although launched in 1777, she was not fully commissioned until 1780.[2] The British Royal Navy seized her in 1807, together with the rest of the Danish fleet after the second battle of Copenhagen. The British never commissioned Justitia. A renaming to Orford in 1809 was cancelled. She was broken up in 1817.

HDMS Justitia (1777)

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. Her captains and admirals include

Justitia does not appear to have been involved in the 1801 battle of Copenhagen but was present at the 1807 battle when the majority of the Danish fleet was surrendered to the British. At that point the Royal Danish Navy struck her from the lists.

HMS Justitia

Justitia was one of the many ships the British Royal Navy seized after the battle. She arrived at Portsmouth on 5 December 1807 and then was laid up.

Fate

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.

Notes and References

  1. Royal Danish Naval Museum - shiplist Justitia
  2. Balsved - Danish Naval History
  3. Topsøe-Jensen Vol 1 page 391
  4. Topsøe-Jensen Vol 2 page 53
  5. Topsøe-Jensen Vol 2 page 723
  6. Topsøe-Jensen Vol 2 page 455
  7. Topsøe-Jensen Vol 2 page 149
  8. Topsøe-Jensen Vol 2 page 667
  9. Topsøe-Jensen Vol 1 page 374
  10. Topsøe-Jensen Vol 1 page 120
  11. Topsøe-Jensen Vol 2 page 157
  12. Topsøe-Jensen Vol 1 page 172