 Being that the ship is called the flying "Dutchman," and based on historical ships, it can be presumed that her origin lies with the Dutch Republic of the late 16th to early 17th century.This would make sense since, at the time, the Dutch possessed the fastest and strongest warships in the world, rivaled only by English warships.Dutch warships were also relatively small to medium-sized and shallow on the draft to defend the Netherlands' shallow coastal waters.