F2851-1

Trinity House hoy, starboard broadside Long Caption: Scale: 1:32. This model has been built plank on frame to illustrate the extreme curvature and clinker planking of the hull. It represents a hoy of 61 feet in length by 23 feet in the beam with an approximate tonnage of 104. It was built for Trinity House and shows the large hatch amidships as well as the windless in the bow, used for lifting heavy weights. The hoys were frequently hired, and sometimes privately owned as pleasure craft. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Green Blackwall Collection Object: SLR0249 Artist: unknown Date: circa 1800 Medium: wood; metal; paint; varnish; gilt; brass Size: 206 mm x 652 mm x 239 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.