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The ''Willem de Eerste'' was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the navy of the Dutch Republic, the Batavian Republic, and the Royal Netherlands Navy. The order to construct the ship was given by the Admiralty of the Meuse.〔http://oceania.pbworks.com/w/page/8454583/DNS%20Prins%20Willem%20de%20Eerste-1785, accessdate=2014-09-13〕 The ship was commissioned in 1785. In 1795, the ship was renamed ''Brutus'' and incorporated in the Batavian Navy. On 11 October 1797 the ''Brutus'' took part in the Battle of Camperdown under Rear-Admiral Johan Bloys van Treslong. A cannonball hit the Rear-Admiral's right arm, which had to be amputated. ''Brutus'' soon left the battle, when she couldn't reach the flagship ''Vryheid'' because the burning ship ''Hercules'' blocked the way. After the battle, on 13 October, the ship was found by the frigate and was attacked. ''Brutus'' sailed deeper in the Dutch waters of the Goeree channel, where she was no longer pursued by the British vessel.〔William James. ''The Naval History of Great Britain, Volume 2, 1797–1799'' (London: R. Bentley, 1826),77.〕 In 1806, the ''Brutus'' was renamed ''Braband''. In the years 1811-1813, the ship formed part of the French navy, but she was returned to the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1814. In 1815 she was fitted out to sail to the Dutch East Indies, but it soon became clear that her hull wasn't strong enough for the voyage, and she sailed no further than Portsmouth. The ship was eventually broken up in 1820.〔http://oceania.pbworks.com/w/page/8454583/DNS%20Prins%20Willem%20de%20Eerste-1785, accessdate=2014-09-13〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dutch ship Willem de Eerste」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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