H.M.S Prince, one of the most beautiful 17th Century English ships, was designed by Phineas Pett and launched in Chatham in 1670. It was a first class boat armed with 100 cannons and had a wartime crew of 780 men. in 1672 it took part in its first battle, under the flag of the Duke of York during the third war between England and Holland. The battle ended in an English vitory, but the Prince was so badly damaged that the Duke temporarily chnaged his flagship. The prince survived until 1692.