HMS Princess (1795)

HMS Princess was the Dutch East Indiaman Williamstadt en Boetzlaar (or Willemstad en Boetselaar) that the British Royal Navy captured on 18 August 1795 at the Capitulation of Saldanha Bay. The Royal Navy initially rated her a 28-gun sixth rate. She quickly became a receiving ship, a guard ship, and a floating battery. The Navy sold her in 1816.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Princess.

History
Dutch Republic
NameWillemstad en Boetselaar or Williamstadt en Boetzlaar
BuilderPrivate shipyard in Dordrecht
CapturedAugust 1795
Great Britain
NameHMS Princess
Acquired1795 by capture
In service1794
FateSold April 1816
General characteristics
Tonnage978 (Dutch)
Tons burthen67690⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • Overall:140 ft 6 in (42.8 m)
  • Keel:123 ft 0 in (37.5 m) (keel)
Beam32 ft 2 in (9.8 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement80 (as RN receiving ship)
Armament
  • British frigate
  • Gundeck: 20 × 9-pounder guns
  • QD: 6 × 18-pounder carronades
  • Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns + 2 × 18-pounder carronades
  • Receiving ship:18 × 6-pounder guns
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