Description of Welin-MacLachlan, Graham Patent, and Taylor gravity davits, "Optimum" davit introduced by Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson, and new balancing gravity davit, without any carriages or cradles running down rails, invented by G. W. CARR, which enables lifeboat to be launched by gravity against adverse list of 30°. (see also Naut Gaz v 138 n 2 Feb 1946 p 37-40, 52)


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    Title :

    Ships' davits


    Additional title:

    Mar Engr


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Marine Engineer ; 69 , n 822


    Publication date :

    1946


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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