- "Most likely the powder magazine, merchent vessels run heavily armed.
And a lot of good it did them, everyone's thinking it im just saying it Pirates." - ―James Norrington and Gibbs
The Princess was the merchent vessel that caried the ten year old will turner from England to the Caribbean, however it was attacked by the Black Pearl under the command of Hector Barbossa who was searching for the piece of aztec gold hanging around turner's neck. The Pearl struck the ships powder magazine and it exploded killing all on board save turner who was rescued by the HMS Dauntless