
The trick to beating this ship is to turn the tables and take the fight to your enemy. One of the toughest of the five legendary ships you'll face off against in Assassin's Creed 4, the crew's strategy is as simple as it is devastating: get up close at high speed and ram your ship into kindling. Once you've defeated the Dry Tortuga Fort located in the northwest corner of the map, El Impoluto will appear. If you got into the rear position right at the start of the fight, then you should have no trouble surviving through this damage until the battle ends in your favor. Just be aware that once the ship reaches around 25% of its health, it'll begin firing its rear cannons at you. Move into position as quickly as possible at the start of the fight, and then use your chain-shot to slow it down, followed by your own mortar fire to chip away at its health. As well as a powerful side-cannon attack, the HMS Prince also has a devastating mortar attack - get caught adjacent to the ship, or to the front of it, and you'll have a real problem on your hands. Once you've conquered the Navassa fort in the the southeastern quarter of the map, you'll be able to take on the HMS Prince, a ship that's heavily shrouded in fog. "Once the ship reaches around 25% of its health, it'll begin firing its rear cannons at you." This is the incorrect strategy for destroying a Legendary ship.

The idea's pretty simple here: lock it down, then knock it down. Use your chain-shot and cannons as well, both to slow the ship down and to prevent it from gaining deadly range, all the while chipping away at the enemy's hull. Maintain your position at the rear of the ship and ram whenever possible. If you can maintain your rear position for as much of the fight as possible, you'll find it much easier to avoid attacks, while dishing out your own comfortably. Try to avoid passing the sides of the ship, as the broadside cannons of this vessel are particularly powerful. Be aware that this particular ship is clad in near-impenetrable armour, and you'll have to direct all of your firepower at its sole weak spot, the captain's cabin at the very rear of the ship. To unlock the fight with the La Dama Negra, you'll first have to take the Serranilla fort, found in the southwestern area of the map. As well as a nicely upgraded ship of your own, many of the tactics in these battles require quick positioning and a good understanding of your own firepower - something that you won't have if you've been skirting around ship-to-ship combat or investing your reales in other priorities.

While the rewards for destroying these vessels are excellent, make sure that you're very comfortable with the basics of naval warfare before heading out on the hunt, and ensure you've taken advantage of every upgrade available to you.
