History
The ship Prins Willim was built in 1649 in Middelburg in the Netherlands and sank near Madagaskar in 1662.
Curiously, the name on the ship was Prins Willim. Two possible reasons have been advanced:
- the ship's name is Middle Dutch
- lack of space for the name caused the "e" to be changed to a shorter "i"
The ship was the flagship of Witte de With in the Battle of the Kentish Knock during the First Anglo-Dutch War.
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