SS Prins Hendrik was a Dutch steam ship of the Netherland Line (Dutch Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland (SMN) or Netherlands Steamship Company) SS Prinses Hendrik was built for Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland (SMN) by John Elder & Co. of Govan on the River Clyde.

The order for the ship was caused by the disaster of a previous SS Prins Hendrik which sunk in the Red Sea on 27 September 1873.

[4] Prinses Hendrik was laid down as yard number 232 at John Elder & Co in Gowan on 31 January 1874.

She did not see the English SS Hubbuck, which had heard the three blows of the steam whistle, but could not change course in time, and hit her starboard stern somewhat before the mizzen mast.

[5] On 29 June 1887 the Admiralty court in London put the blame for the accident solely on Prins Hendrik.

Attempts to sell what was left of Prins Hendrik in a public auction in London failed.

While sailing from As-Salif in Yemen to Kolkata Sultan was wrecked 100 miles (160 km) east of Socotra on 10 June 1897.