Blaydes' Yard was a private shipbuilder in

Kingston upon Hull Kingston upon Hull, usually abbreviated to Hull, is a port city and unitary authority in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Estuary, inland from the North Sea and south-east ...

, England, founded in the 18th century which fulfilled multiple

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contracts. Her most notable ship was HMS ''Bounty'' famed for its mutiny.

History

Hugh Blaydes was born in 1686 and started building ships with his sons in 1740. Their yard was at Hessle Cliff on the

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on the edge of

. They had a second North End Yard close to their home at 6 High Street (now known as

Blaydes House Blaydes House is a grade II* listed building, listed Georgian house in High Street, Kingston upon Hull, England. Built in the 18th century for the Blaydes family, it is now owned by the University of Hull's Maritime Historical Studies Cent ...

). By the 1780s the yard was being run by Benjamin Blaydes, Hugh's grandson. The Blaydes family were very prominent in Hull and provided three mayors: Joseph (1636/7), Benjamin (1771/2), Benjamin (1788). Blaydes Street in Hull, a traditional two storey brick street is named after the family. The family created the company of Blaydes, Loft, Gee & Co. shipowners. James Blaydes married Ann Marvell, sister of

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. Later members of the family left Hull and moved to Ranby Hall, a large country estate. Their descendants included Frederick Henry Marvell Blaydes and Sir Rowland Blades,

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. Blydes' North End Yard has been chosen as the new home of the ''

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''.

Notable ships

* HMS ''Success'', 1740 * HMS ''Adventure'', 1741 * HMS ''Anglesea'', 1742 * HMS ''Poole'', 1745 * HMS ''Raven'', 1745 * HMS ''Centaur'', 1746 * HMS ''Tavistock'', 1747 * HMS ''Scarborough'', 1756 * HMS ''Rose'', 1757 * HMS ''Temple'', 1758 * HMS ''Tweed'', 1759 * HMS ''Mermaid'', 1761 * HMS ''Ardent'', 1764 * HMS ''Diamond'', 1774 * HMS ''Boreas'', 1774, captained by

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* HMS ''Bounty'', 1784, built as ''Bethia'' and converted 1787

References

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History

Notable ships

See also

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