Dutch ship Gelijkheid
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Prins Frederik Willem was a 68-gun ship of the line of the Dutch States Navy. The order to construct the ship was given by the Admiralty of Rotterdam.[1] In 1795, the ship was commissioned into the Batavian Navy and renamed Gelijkheid. On 11 October 1797 Gelijkheid took part in the Battle of Camperdown, where she was captured by the British and renamed HMS Gelykheid.[2][3] In 1799, Gelykheid was a prison ship at Chatham Dockyard. In November 1803 the ship was stationed in the Humber as a guard ship. In 1807, Gelykheid became a sheer hulk at Falmouth, Cornwall and was decommissioned and sold in 1814.[4]
NamePrins Frederik Willem
Laid downJune 1777
Commissioned1781
Decommissioned1795
 Plan of Prins Frederik Willem | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Dutch Republic | |
| Name | Prins Frederik Willem |
| Laid down | June 1777 |
| Commissioned | 1781 |
| Decommissioned | 1795 |
 Batavian Republic | |
| Name | Gelijkheid |
| Commissioned | 1795 |
| In service | 1795 |
| Out of service | 1797 |
| Captured | 11 October 1797 |
| Fate | Captured |
 Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Gelykheid |
| Acquired | 1797 |
| Commissioned | 1797 |
| Decommissioned | 1814 |
| Reclassified |
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| Fate | Disposed, 1814 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | 68-gun ship of the line |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
