| History | |
|---|---|
 England | |
| Name | HMS Francis |
| Builder | Royal Dockyard, Harwich |
| Launched | 1666 |
| Commissioned | 19 July 1666 |
| Fate | Wrecked in West Indies on 1 August 1684 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | 16/14=gun, Sixth Rate |
| Tons burthen | 140 40/94 bm |
| Length | 66 ft 0 in (20.12 m) keel for tonnage |
| Beam | 20 ft 0 in (6.10 m) for tonnage |
| Draught | 8 ft 8 in (2.64 m) |
| Depth of hold | 9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) |
| Armament |
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HMS Francis was built by Anthony Deane during his tenure as the Master Shipwright at Harwich Dockyard under the 1665 Programme. She was commissioned in July 1666, she was Allin's squadron in the Mediterranean and participated in the blockade of Salé (a North African port for the Barbary pirates) in October 1668, she was guardship at Sheerness between 1671 and 1674 and had service in the Channel. She was sent to the Leeward Islands in 1683 where she was lost in a hurricane in August 1684.[1]
Francis was the fifth named vessel since its introduction for a discovery vessel in 1578 and wrecked in 1583.[2]