Francis Joseph Bayldon

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(1872–1948) was an Australian master mariner and nautical instructor. Born in England, he was apprenticed to Devitt & Moore, and was an officer on their passenger ships, on a route that circled the globe, around the

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. He was later with the Canadian-Australian Line, sailing between

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. He was on the

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ship the ''Moresby'' in 1901–1902. He helped correct nautical charts for Pacific navigation. Bayldon Shoals, near

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in the

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, is named for him. He was a fellow of the

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, and in 1925, published an article on the journeys of

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.Bayldon, FJ: Voyage of Luis Vaez de Torres. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Australian Historical Society xvi.133–46 1925 He was also a fellow of the

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. He was president of the local League of Ancient Mariners and vice-president of the Shiplovers' Society in Sydney.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bayldon, Francis Joseph 1872 births 1948 deaths Members of the Order of the British Empire Australian explorers of the Pacific Australian maritime historians British emigrants to Australia