Princess
The Princess was a Frigate originally owned by the Royal African Company and was used as a slave ship. In 1719, the pirate Bartholomew Roberts took command of the ship, and used it for a number of months before claiming the larger Nosso Senhor da Compreensão as his own.
History
Under the Royal African Company
The Princess worked as a Slave ship for the Royal African Company till 1719, during which it would transport slaves from the Caribbean city of Kingston to the Portuguese colony of Principe roughly every eight weeks. The ship was captained by Abraham Plumb, and the Sage Bartholomew Roberts was a member of the crew.
Under the Pirates
Sometime in 1719, when the Princess was sailing in the coast of Africa, the Princess was attacked and captured by a pirate sloop, the Saint James captained by the Welsh pirate, Howell Davis. Roberts was recruited into the crew of Howell Davis.
The Princess docked at Principe, when Howell Davis wanted to kidnap the Governor of Principe, but was killed in a Portuguese Navy ambush, orchestrated by the Templars. Most of the crew were captured, and Roberts went into hiding. The pirate Edward Kenway arrived in Principe in search of Roberts, and struck a deal with him. The remaining crew were freed by Kenway, and Roberts was elected the captain of the ship.
Roberts used the Princess for several months, till he, along with Kenway captured a Portuguese Man O' War, off the coast of Mexico, called the Nosso Senhor da Compreensão, and named it the Royal Fortune.
Crew
- Abraham Plumb - Captain (?- 1719)
- Howell Davis - Captain (1719)
- Bartholomew Roberts - Sailor (?-1719), Captain (1719)
- Numerous unnamed pirates and sailors
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