High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Flying Dutchman, or simply referred to as the Dutchman, is a powerful ship of the Caribbean seas in Disney`s Pirates of the Caribbean. The ship made its first appearance in Dead Man`s Chest under the command of the fictional captain, Davy Jones. The story and attributes of the ship were inspired by the actual Flying Dutchman of nautical lore. During filming, Johnny Depp referred to it as "the Davy Jones Crocodile Machine" after forgetting its actual name.