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Description: | Block model of a single-masted hoy (circa 1758). The model is decked and retains its original mast and spars. Taken from the model, this vessel measured 64 feet on the upper deck by 11 feet in the beam, displacing approximately 50 tons burden. It is a typical representation of a merchant hoy of which many hundreds were built in the 18th and 19th centuries. The narrow, overhanging ?lute? stern was a feature inherited from the 16th century and there is still evidence of it in some fishing craft of the 20th century.
Hoys were small coastal sailing vessels, usually displacing up to about 60 tons. They were sloop rigged and the mainsail could be fitted with or without a boom. They did a variety of work for both the merchant service and Royal Navy. Some were specially built to carry fresh water, gunpowder or ballast, others were in the Revenue service or employed in such tasks as laying buoys or survey work. Their practice of stopping when hailed 'Ahoy there? to take on more passengers or cargo, probably led to the introduction of the hail 'Ahoy? into the English language. English hoys tended to be single-masted, whereas Dutch hoys had two masts.
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Taken from the model, this vessel measured 64 feet on the upper deck by 11 feet in the beam, displacing approximately 50 tons burden. It is a typical representation of a merchant hoy of which many hundreds were built in the 18th and 19th centuries. The narrow, overhanging ?lute? stern was a feature inherited from the 16th century and there is still evidence of it in some fishing craft of the 20th century.
Hoys were small coastal sailing vessels, usually displacing up to about 60 tons. They were sloop rigged and the mainsail could be fitted with or without a boom. They did a variety of work for both the merchant service and Royal Navy. Some were specially built to carry fresh water, gunpowder or ballast, others were in the Revenue service or employed in such tasks as laying buoys or survey work. Their practice of stopping when hailed 'Ahoy there? to take on more passengers or cargo, probably led to the introduction of the hail 'Ahoy? into the English language. English hoys tended to be single-masted, whereas Dutch hoys had two masts.
caption: Hoy, port broadside
caption: Hoy, port 3/4 bow
caption: Hoy, starboard stern quarter | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Greenwich Ship models : their purpose and development from 1650 to the present : illustrated from the ship model collection of the National Maritime Museum blocks models (representations) | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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