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of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In the
Netherlands a slightly different vessel did the same sort of work in similar waters. Before the development of steam engines, the passage of boats in places like the Thames estuary and the estuaries of the Netherlands, required the skillful use
132:-rigged and the mainsail could be fitted with or without a boom. English hoys tended to be single-masted, whereas Dutch hoys had two masts. Principally, and more so latterly, the hoy was a passenger or cargo boat. For the English, a hoy was a ship working in the
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used hoys that were specially built to carry fresh water, gunpowder, or ballast. Some were employed in such tasks as laying buoys or survey work, while others served to escort coastal convoys. Still others were in the
Revenue Service.
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British naval service had been captured from enemies. One of the earliest on record was the
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considered that a combination of manoeuvrability, shallow draught, and heavy artillery made the hoy the most effective warship in Dutch coastal waters. Hoys played a significant role in the
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greatly expanded this sort of trade. At the same time, barges were taking over the cargo coasting trade on the short routes. Together, these developments meant that hoys fell out of use.
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75:), in such a way as to indicate that such contact was then no more than mildly unusual. The English term was first used on the Dutch Heude-ships that entered service with the
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used hoys as lighters for larger ships that could not travel up the Thames to London. These were commonly referred to as East India hoys.
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In 1793–94 the Royal Navy purchased 19 Dutch hoys as coastal gun-vessels, particularly for service under
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A Scene on board a
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to market. It was normally rigged as a three-masted
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255:on 28 September 1804 to arm 16 hoys at
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48:-rigged coasting ship or a heavy
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378:The Defeat of the Spanish Armada
159:coast that enabled middle class
27:Small sloog-rigged coasting ship
56:). The word derives from the
174:The introduction of the early
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429:Sutherland, William (1717),
380:(Penguin) p. 158 and p. 152
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190:Admiralty plan of the hoy
365:A Hundred Sundrie Flowers
246:French Revolutionary Wars
1466:Iron-hulled sailing ship
544:National Maritime Museum
542:, Thomas Mellish, 1748,
198:National Maritime Museum
96:National Maritime Museum
1275:Square-rigged caravel (
491:. Seaforth Publishing.
109:-rigged warship like a
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1807:Pinnace (ship's boat)
1169:Chinese treasure ship
540:Shipping off Woolwich
454:Archaeologia Cantiana
445:Whyman, John (1993),
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140:in the manner of the
123:Siege of Sluis (1587)
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69:An hoye of Dorderycht
67:included the phrase,
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1822:Thames sailing barge
1653:Recreational vessels
367:(Oxford 2000) p. 720
340:"The Paston Letters"
329:, facing p. 17.
142:Thames sailing barge
1843:Nautical operations
1777:Floating restaurant
1665:Ljungström sailboat
1245:Full-rigged pinnace
416:, Volume 12, p.329,
414:The Naval chronicle
223:. Examples include
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954:Naval and merchant
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150:East India Company
119:Sir Roger Williams
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1374:Baltimore Clipper
498:978-1-86176-246-7
404:, pp. 324–5.
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83:Evolution and use
16:(Redirected from
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1792:Norfolk punt
1670:Mast aft rig
1579:Herring buss
1503:West Country
1425:Sloop-of-war
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1276:
1210:Crommesteven
1188:
703:sailing rigs
677:Mast aft rig
625:Sailing rigs
585:vessels and
539:
525:Aelbert Cuyp
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488:
477:, retrieved
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295:chasse-marée
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217:Sidney Smith
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58:Middle Dutch
44:is a small
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1787:Mersey flat
1765:Other types
1554:Barca-longa
1456:Down Easter
1093:Bomb vessel
1045:K'un-lun po
1023:Quadriremes
1008:Penteconter
895:Quadrimaran
716:Barquentine
632:Bermuda rig
601:Age of Sail
349:16 December
344:archive.org
262:King George
169:Southampton
1874:Tall ships
1864:Ship types
1858:Categories
1751:Treenailed
1731:Lashed lug
1726:Inflatable
1705:Windsurfer
1690:Sportsboat
1639:Well smack
1508:Windjammer
1435:Trincadour
1405:Padewakang
1255:Man-of-war
1194:Trabaccolo
1133:Malangbang
935:Vaka katea
885:Pentamaran
726:Brigantine
687:Square rig
682:Pinisi rig
662:Lateen rig
652:Gunter rig
616:Navigation
433:, Clarke,
423:References
280:Mary Grace
253:Royal Navy
221:carronades
209:Royal Navy
182:Royal Navy
77:Royal Navy
71:(a hoy of
18:Hoy (ship)
1746:Tall ship
1574:Gableboat
1488:Leti leti
1478:Janggolan
1410:Post ship
1281:de armada
1270:Speronara
998:Fire ship
930:Va'a-tele
855:Kora kora
820:Catamaran
786:Multihull
692:Tanja rig
637:Crab claw
594:Overviews
581:Types of
466:0066-5894
460:: 17–41,
439:731314497
315:Footnotes
232:HMS
225:HMS
202:Greenwich
161:Londoners
138:North Sea
107:spritsail
100:Greenwich
73:Dordrecht
1700:Wharrams
1619:Sixareen
1614:Nordland
1609:Patorani
1395:Gundalow
1380:Gallivat
1365:Chialoup
1360:Bilander
1309:Corvette
1225:Galleass
1184:Lancaran
1143:Tongkang
1128:Longship
1078:Balinger
978:Balangay
925:Ungalawa
920:Trimaran
915:Tongiaki
910:Tipairua
761:Schooner
657:Junk rig
647:Gaff rig
470:archived
287:See also
196:, 1709,
176:steamers
111:cromster
94:, 1804,
1836:Related
1634:Tartane
1584:Jangada
1564:Felucca
1559:Falkuša
1517:20th c.
1471:Warship
1461:Golekan
1444:19th c.
1370:Clipper
1353:18th c.
1339:Polacca
1319:Frigate
1297:17th c.
1265:Patache
1260:Manchua
1235:Flyboat
1220:Galleon
1203:16th c.
1174:Caravel
1164:Carrack
1157:15th c.
1123:Kondura
1088:Birlinn
1018:Trireme
970:Ancient
905:Tepukei
860:Lakatoi
850:Karakoa
830:Guilalo
815:Camakau
800:Amatasi
788:vessels
756:Mistico
731:Catboat
672:Lug rig
583:sailing
507:Gallery
257:Margate
227:Scourge
165:Margate
1827:Wherry
1802:Pausik
1660:Dinghy
1604:Mayang
1599:Masula
1594:Lugger
1589:Jukung
1493:Palari
1415:74-gun
1400:Lanong
1324:Galeas
1250:Lorcha
1215:Galiot
1179:Ghurab
1138:Shitik
1083:Benawa
1033:Dromon
1013:Bireme
1003:Galley
865:Lanong
835:Jukung
805:Baurua
736:Cutter
711:Barque
495:
479:3 June
464:
437:
308:lugger
115:cutter
1782:Fusta
1736:Razee
1710:Yacht
1629:Smack
1624:Sgoth
1569:Fifie
1544:Bagan
1498:Tamar
1483:Lambo
1385:Garay
1288:Xebec
1277:round
1240:Fluyt
1230:Ghali
1148:Zabra
1113:Knarr
1055:Mtepe
983:Boita
940:Vinta
900:Takia
880:Paraw
845:Kalia
810:Bigiw
795:ʻalia
766:Sloop
751:Ketch
473:(PDF)
450:(PDF)
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239:Shark
234:Shark
130:sloop
50:barge
1817:Scow
1812:Pram
1756:ULDB
1741:Sewn
1644:Yoal
1549:Bago
1430:Toop
1390:Grab
1334:Pink
1329:Koff
1118:Koch
1108:Jong
1103:Hulk
1050:Lepa
1040:Junk
993:Dhow
890:Proa
875:Pahi
840:Kaep
825:Drua
776:Yawl
771:Snow
721:Brig
587:rigs
493:ISBN
481:2015
462:ISSN
435:OCLC
351:2019
304:fish
230:and
193:Lyon
157:Kent
61:hoey
46:Gaff
1279:or
1189:Hoy
1098:Cog
1060:Uru
701:By
458:111
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