The slave ship Prins Willem de Vijfde departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Suriname.

Vessel: Prins Willem de Vijfde; flag: Netherlands; rig: Fregat; estimated standardized tonnage: 288. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Jacobs, A; Investor: Middelburgsche Commercie Compagnie. The voyage began at Zeeland on 11 August 1753. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Apammin (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Suriname, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 57 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 3.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.