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'Justitia' (1807) Long Caption: Scale: 1:48. Plan showing an incomplete profile illustrating the manner of fitting trusses in the gunports and hold of 'Justitia' (1807), a captured Danish Third Rate, in preperation for an experiment to illustrate Sepping's diagonal bracing. The plan also records the effects of the experiement on the hull, decks and the trusses. Signed by Nicholas Diddams [Master Shipwright, Portsmouth Dockyard, 1803-1823]. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: ZAZ1253 Artist: unknown Date: 15 February 1817 Medium: technical drawing Size: 293 x 1230 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.