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Model, of English hoy
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made in Moffat, Dumfries & Galloway
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The hoy was a cargo vessel, used for short journeys round the coasts and estuaries of England. This wooden model represents a hoy from around 1700. It was built to a scale of 1:64 by the model maker Mr J M H Wright of Moffat in Dumfries and Galloway.
The model is based on a drawing in 'Ship-building unvail'd' by William Sutherland, published in 1717.
As voyages in the hoys were short, rapid loading and unloading of cargo was important. For this reason the main hatch was usually very large, leaving room for only a small cabin for the crew. Unlike most ships of the period, hoys had only a single mast.
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- Online ID: 000-180-001-203-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
- Project:
National Museums Scotland Part 2
Project description View all records in project - Ref: National Museums Scotland T.1931.163
- Date: Model: 20th century; Original: Around 1700
- Material: Brass cannons
Ship / hoy / model - Dimensions: 22.00" L x 7.75" B (yards) x 4.00" beam
- What: Ship / hoy / model
- Subject: 23. SHIPPING, Sailing Ships, 1400 - 1760 (Departmental Classification)
- Who: J.M.H. Wright, North Nethermiln, Moffat (Model maker)
- Where: ENGLAND
Scotland, Dumfriesshire, Moffat - Event:
- Description: Model of an English hoy with 6 brass cannons, to a scale of 1 in 63
- References:
- Storer, J D. Ship Models in the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh: A catalogue of models representing the history of shipping from 1500 BC to the present day. Edinburgh: Royal Scottish Museum Information Series, 1985, p 14.
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