HMS Prince William
Encyclopedia
Two ships of the Royal Navy
have borne the name HMS Prince William:
was a 4-gun flyboat
captured in 1665 and captured again by the Dutch in 1666. was a 64-gun third rate previously the Spanish ship Guispuscoano. She was captured in 1780, converted to a sheer hulk in 1791 and was broken up in 1816.
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
have borne the name HMS Prince William:
was a 4-gun flyboat
Flyboat
The flyboat was a European light vessel of between 70 to 200 tons, used in the late 16th and early 17th century; the name was subsequently applied to a number of disparate vessels.The name "flyboat" is derived from Dutch vlieboot, a boat with a shallow enough draught to be...
captured in 1665 and captured again by the Dutch in 1666. was a 64-gun third rate previously the Spanish ship Guispuscoano. She was captured in 1780, converted to a sheer hulk in 1791 and was broken up in 1816.