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Description: | Baseboard for the contemporary full hull model of a hoy as used by Trinity House circa 1800. The whole model is supported by a pair of ornately shaped brass crutches secured to a rectangular wooden baseboard.
CA: BBC.
It represents a hoy of 61 feet in length by 23 feet in the beam, with an approximate tonnage of 104 and was rigged as a single-masted cutter. The hoy represented was a tender built for the use of Trinity House, who were responsible for navigation and pilotage around the coast. The model shows a large cargo hatch amidships as well as the windlass in the bow used for lifting heavy weights. Hoys were seen in large numbers around the coast of the British Isles were frequently hired, and sometimes privately owned as pleasure craft. 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. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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