Dutch Merchant east indiaman 'Prins Willem' (1650)

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Prins Willem
Nominal Guns	24	W034
Nationality	Dutch Republic
Operator	VOC Zeeland
Keel Laid Down	1649	W034
Launched	1650	W034
How acquired	Purpose built	W034
Shipyard	Middelburg - Zeeland - Walcheren	W034
Constructor	Cornelis SpeldermanDutch Ship Builder	W034
Category	Merchant	W034
Ship Type	East Indiaman
Foundered	12.2.1661/62	W034

DatesRankNameSource
9.1652 - 10.1652Admiraal-generaalW034

DateEventSource
1652Refitted as a 40 gun Merchant East IndiamanW034
9.1652Refitted as a 56 gun Merchant East IndiamanW011
28.9.1652Battle of Kentish Knock

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1656-1656	Blockade of Danzig

IDNameAuthorType

W011James Bender, Web Site

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