Francis Baylie
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Francis Baylie (also variously spelt Bayley or Bailey) was a shipbuilder based in Bristol, England, during the 17th century, a well established merchant shipbuilder who also built warships for the English Royal Navy. The yard's first recorded navy orders resulted from Parliament approval on 28 September 1652 for a fourth rate during the Commonwealth of England period[1]. Francis Baylie died in 1678[2], and no further ship builds after ship of the line Northumberland are recorded.
Ships built by Francis Baylie in Bristol include:
- Islip (1654). 22-gun sixth rate ship.
- Nantwich (1655). 40-gun fourth rate frigate.
- St Patrick (1666). 50-gun fourth rate frigate.
- Edgar (1668). 70-gun third rate ship of the line.
- Oxford (1674). 54-gun third rate frigate.
- Northumberland (1679). 70-gun third rate ship of the line
[edit] References
- ^ Winfield, Rif (2005). The 50-Gun Ship A Complete History Mercury Books. ISBN 1-845690-09-6 p16
- ^ Pepys, Samuel (2000). The Diary of Samuel Pepys University of California Press. ISBN 0-52022-715-8.
