Danish Fifth Rate ship 'Justitia' (1609)

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Justitia
Nominal Guns	24	W006
Nationality	Denmark
Operator	Dano-Norwegian navy
Acquired	1609	W006
Shipyard	Unknown	W006
Category	Fifth Rate	W006
Ship Type	Ship	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Sunk as Blockship	1658	W006

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck110' 0"Danish Fod (Feet)34.551 (106′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth31' 0"Danish Fod (Feet)9.7371 (30′ 1″ Imperial)
Draught Aft14' 0"Danish Fod (Feet)4.3974 (13′ 7″ Imperial)

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1609124 W006

Service History

DateEventSource
12.9.1657Battle of Falsterbo

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

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Sunday 14th of June 2026 18:29	Jon Miller	French Privateer 'La Résolue' (1798) (18) 1798-1798 French 18 Gun Privateer Unknown
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