Prince William, the future William IV, was present when Rodney seized the Caracas Company convoy. Among the captures was a Spanish 64-gun third rate. Rodney renamed the prize HMS Prince William. The choice was clever politics, linking a valuable naval capture to a royal figure present with the British force.
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Rodney turns a Spanish prize into HMS Prince William
With the future William IV present, Rodney renamed a captured Spanish 64-gun ship HMS Prince William and turned convoy success into a royal compliment.