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

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 Vlissingen on 23 May 1755. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Malembo (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Curaçao. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 56 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 1.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.