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On HMS “Victory”, [[Horatio Nelson|Nelson’s]] flagship at the [[Battle of Trafalgar]], now residing in glory at the [[Portsmouth]] Naval Dockyard, there is a sign which reads:
::'''Ship’s Boats'''
::According to the Carpenter’s Expense Book dated September 1805 the Victory carried 6 boats comprising as follows;
::Launch – 34 foot (10.4 m). For storing & watering ship, anchor work, landing assault parties ashore and general use.
::Pinnace – 32 foot (9.75 m). For conveying the ship’s officers to and from shore and general use.
::Barge – 28 foot (8.54 m). For conveying the admiral, high ranking officers and other dignitaries to and from ship. [Recognised by its distinguished green paint along the plank sheer].
::Cutter – 25 foot (7.62 m). Used as a ship’s boat for conveying personnel to and from the ship; inshore survey & general use.
::Yawl – 25 foot (7.62 m). Used as a sea boat for conveying personnel to and from the ship; inshore survey work & general use.
::Cutter – 18 foot (5.48 m). Small sea boat for conveying personnel to and from the ship; survey use & general use.
::The launch, barge and pinnace were generally stowed on the skid beams fitted across the waist of the ship whereas the sea boats; the cutters and/or yawl were generally kept hanging in the quarter davits ready for immediate launching.
There were other small craft used as ships’ boats during the age of sail; some of which can be considered interchangeable with the above. For example:
*A '''jollyboat''', the equivalent of today’s “skiff” can be described as any of the last three above – a small workboat for ferrying personnel to and from shore or other ships and general maintenance duties on the outer hull etc.,
*On a more specialised note the '''whaler''' began as a whaleship’s boat – the small oar-powered boat with a harpoon firer on the “bow” (the whaler usually had two “pointy-ends) in which the hunters did their work. This design with added simple rig, became a standard ship’s boat in the [[Royal Navy]].
[[Category: Sailing ship types]]
[[Category: Naval History]]
::'''Ship’s Boats'''
::According to the Carpenter’s Expense Book dated September 1805 the Victory carried 6 boats comprising as follows;
::Launch – 34 foot (10.4 m). For storing & watering ship, anchor work, landing assault parties ashore and general use.
::Pinnace – 32 foot (9.75 m). For conveying the ship’s officers to and from shore and general use.
::Barge – 28 foot (8.54 m). For conveying the admiral, high ranking officers and other dignitaries to and from ship. [Recognised by its distinguished green paint along the plank sheer].
::Cutter – 25 foot (7.62 m). Used as a ship’s boat for conveying personnel to and from the ship; inshore survey & general use.
::Yawl – 25 foot (7.62 m). Used as a sea boat for conveying personnel to and from the ship; inshore survey work & general use.
::Cutter – 18 foot (5.48 m). Small sea boat for conveying personnel to and from the ship; survey use & general use.
::The launch, barge and pinnace were generally stowed on the skid beams fitted across the waist of the ship whereas the sea boats; the cutters and/or yawl were generally kept hanging in the quarter davits ready for immediate launching.
There were other small craft used as ships’ boats during the age of sail; some of which can be considered interchangeable with the above. For example:
*A '''jollyboat''', the equivalent of today’s “skiff” can be described as any of the last three above – a small workboat for ferrying personnel to and from shore or other ships and general maintenance duties on the outer hull etc.,
*On a more specialised note the '''whaler''' began as a whaleship’s boat – the small oar-powered boat with a harpoon firer on the “bow” (the whaler usually had two “pointy-ends) in which the hunters did their work. This design with added simple rig, became a standard ship’s boat in the [[Royal Navy]].
[[Category: Sailing ship types]]
[[Category: Naval History]]