Davit Collection

Engineering bound volume, July to December 1910
Engineering, bound volume of the illustrated weekly journal Volume XC from July to December 1910 edited by W.H. Maw and B. Alfred Raworth

Unusual period lifeboat davit block, discovered in a Southampton salvage yard. 18 inches

Bursting of a Gun on Board HMS Collingwood (engraving)
1623337 Bursting of a Gun on Board HMS Collingwood (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bursting of a Gun on Board HMS Collingwood)

Lowering the Titanic life boats
A view of the mechanism by which the Titanic lifeboats were lowered, showing a pair of Welin Davits on board. The Davit, an invention by Mr Axel Welin, could be found on most passenger liners

Close-Up Of Yellow And Red Alcyonarian Coral On Life Boat Davit, Blue Water, (Dendronephthya Sp) Overgrown

The boat question by G. H. Davis
The boat question: a suggested method of launching ships boats (ie lifeboats) with long davits. The longer davit would launch the boat well clear of the ships side

A small school of Greater Amberjack swim by a larger school of Tomtate
A small school of Greater Amberjack (Seriola dumerili) swim by a larger school of Tomtate (Haemulon aurolineatum) hovering over a davit on the Red SeaTug Boat used as an artificial reef about six

flock of sheeps in the lonely steppe landscape near David Gareja, Georgia

Country road leading through meadows, Davit Gareja, Georgia, Caucasus

Old salts visit the Cutty Sark in Greenhithe, Kent. 1938

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Engineering marvel from July to December 1910: Unusual period lifeboat davit, a vital safety feature on HMS Collingwood, showcases an intricate block design. Amidst the chaos of the past, a gun bursts on board, a stark reminder of the sea's unforgiving nature. Fast forward to present day, a close-up of yellow and red Alcyonarian coral on a lifeboat davit, teeming with life in the blue water, a testament to nature's resilience. G.H. Davis pondered the question of the sea in his time, while a small school of Greater Amberjack swims by a larger one, a spectacle of the ocean's diverse ecosystem. In a different world, a flock of sheep grazes in the lonely steppe landscape near Davit Gareja, Georgia. A country road leads through meadows, inviting travelers to explore the Caucasus. Old salts visit the Cutty Sark in Greenhithe, Kent, 1938, reminiscing about the golden age of sail. Amidst it all, the memory of lowering the Titanic's lifeboats remains etched in history, a poignant reminder of the power and unpredictability of the sea.