| 单词 | davit |
| 例句 | It was leaning out from its davits, swinging in the storm, some twenty feet above the water. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Dressed in their formal Olympic uniforms, they maneuvered the shell from one deck down to the next, trying to stay clear of lifeboat davits and guylines. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Americans drove the trucks and used a windlass and a kind of davit to pull the filled barrels aboard. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Ismay decided not to fill the davits to their capacity of 48 boats, limiting them instead to just 16 lifeboats for 2,223 passengers – which, astonishingly, exceeded the British Board of Trade's requirements. How to Survive the Titanic, or The Sinking of J Bruce Ismay by Frances Wilson ? review 2011-08-12T21:55:03Z A study found that the 22 lifeboats hanging from davits on the deck needed to be removed. Long Beach fails to keep Queen Mary lifeboats afloat 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z To complete the ship’s repairs, a study found that the 22 lifeboats hanging from davits on the deck were putting too much strain on the ship’s frame and needed to be removed. Will these Queen Mary relics find new homes, or get sold for scrap? 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z Kurt Bruer, a quartermaster who worked this year on El Faro, said he remembered drills that dragged on as workers tried to fix davits used to lower lifeboats. Questions Are Raised About Safety on Ship Missing After Storm 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z He did not help, he clung to the davits. A Captain of Industry Being the Story of a Civilized Man 2012-04-25T02:01:06.607Z Almost before way was taken off the ship the Warrior's sea-boat was rapidly lowered from the davits. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z Its lower end was arranged so as to be raised and lowered from a davit immediately above. Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z Her funnel had been struck low down, and hurled piecemeal overboard, taking with it the greater part of the boat-deck and the upper davits. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z Company officials declined to respond to specific accusations about the davits and the flooding. Questions Are Raised About Safety on Ship Missing After Storm 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z The boats had been cleared and hung in their davits, ready to be lowered in a trice. Bert Wilson, Wireless Operator 2012-03-27T02:00:19.467Z Hastily those in davits were lowered, with the result that one was capsized, while in the confusion a German seaman leapt headlong into the submarine's collapsible boat and overturned it. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z The gear was fastened at a suitable distance from the forward and after ends of the boats, to suit the davits. Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z The crew dropped their tasks and sprang for the davits, and the starboard dory was lowered in ship shape style. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z There were davits on both sides of the pier, with boats hanging to them, and not far away was a big lifeboat of heavy model lying at anchor. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z Our quarter boats caused anxiety, for the davits were low, and at every lurch the boats were risked. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z We carried this boat on deck on the starboard side, as she was too heavy for our davits. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z The davit blocks were treble for the lifeboats and double for the cutters. Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z All the boats had been shattered by shellfire at their davits, but the survivors launched a Carley raft and paddled clear of the ship. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z The rail at the ship's side in front of the gun fell down and a boat davit swung out of the way. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z Of these there were four, and the largest of them had been hanging at the davits, ready for lowering. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z The dinghy, on the other hand, was always swung on the port davits. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z These were also in davits, but were hung outboard, one on the starboard side and one on the port side, and were designed to carry 40 persons each. Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z The port boat was lowered safely, but within three minutes the ship sank and the davit caught it and capsized it, all hands being thrown into the water. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z Sometimes they became so full that they threatened to wrench the davits from their fastenings. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z Down rattled the boat from the davits, Rory in the bows; the next moment she was off, and tearing through the glazed water as fast as sturdy arms could row. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z Our dinghy was dipping into the sea as we rolled, so we took it from the davits and secured it on deck. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z As to all such vessels, whatever their size might be, the minimum number of boats under davits was fixed by the table at 16, with a total minimum capacity of 5,500 cubic feet. Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z His fingers were the first on the davits. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z One fellow was clinging to the anchor davits over the foaming water; it was poor Juell again.” Fridtjof Nansen A book for the young 2011-11-17T03:00:36.810Z Steam was up by this time, and within five minutes of raising the boat to the davits we were under weigh. The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z We hoisted our leaky lifeboat into the davits when we got on board, intending to repair her on the following morning. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z Similarly there is no fixed relation between the tonnage of vessels and the deck space available for the carrying of lifeboats under davits. Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z On the lee side the davits were twisted and bent, and the boats had disappeared. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z The boats in davits were creaking and groaning, as they strained against their gripes with each disconcerting jerk of the ship. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z I was right, for as we looked the boats were descending from the port davits. The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z Some would coolly perch on our davits and stare at us very rudely, to the great indignation of Jacko, who swore at them in his own language. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z Minimum number of boats to be placed under davits. Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z Already the cutter, still in the davits, was crowded, the men striving to swing her clear with oars and stretchers, while others were scrambling up the boat ladders. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z With the telephones clipped to his head he sat in the open doorway of his "dog-box", watching the ever-changing seascape so far as a couple of boats in davits permitted. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z Not a boat in davits; the whole fleet docked, inboard, on skids! Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z Abandoned she evidently had been by the survivors of her crew, for the starboard boats still hung from her davits, while the ports were gone, and at this side a rope ladder depended. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z Minimum number of additional boats to be readily available for attachment to davits. Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z For a brief instant the chums stood in silence, grasping one of the now burdenless davits. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z From the lee side of the boat-deck a row of empty davits overhung the black water, the lower blocks of the disengaged falls flogging the ship's side like a series of blows with a sledge-hammer. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z Macallister answered Grahame's shout, for the Enchantress had anchored close astern, and the boat was hanging from her davits when he followed the captain into his room. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z To the astonishment of all she had clambered up into the dinghy that hung from davits abaft the binnacle. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z There should be no difficulty on the large ships in carrying this quantity under davits, i. e., Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z Unfortunately, two of the boats that hung on davits aft were lost, so that only two remained. In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism 2011-08-31T02:01:29.827Z Then he moved off to a davit, and climbed the mizzen shrouds to the top-mast. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z Hadn't we better, sir," said Bill Mossman, coming aft, "cut away the boat from the davits? Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX 2011-08-27T02:00:23.817Z At last Mr. and Mrs. Travers, wet to the skin, clambered up the liner’s tall, black side, and the boat was hauled up on the davits. The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune 2011-08-27T02:00:19.473Z Minimum total cubic contents of boats required to be carried under davits. Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z The next moment the captain hurriedly disappeared, the watchers heard an order given, and three sailors sprang to the 88 stern davits and began to lower the small boat which hung there. Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water 2011-08-11T02:00:15.547Z One gang of men was unlashing the large motor boat and carrying davit ropes to it. Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound A Red Cross Worker's Ocean Perils 2011-07-17T02:00:37.407Z The captain shook his head and walked to the side where the ropes and blocks hanging from the davits showed plainly enough that a boat had been lowered down. Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake 2011-07-15T02:00:21.010Z “No, sir; but I can’t see a single boat, and it seems to me the tackle is hanging from the davits.” The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z Did the boats, whether those under davits or otherwise, prove to be efficient and serviceable for the purpose of saving life? Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z Without interruption the three officers gained the shelter of one of the boats slung inboard with davits. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z Besides the lifeboats swung at her davits, there were nests of smaller boats forward. Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound A Red Cross Worker's Ocean Perils 2011-07-17T02:00:37.407Z At last he tried to close his starting eyes, and hide from his distorted vision the horrible resemblance of the davit above him to the gallows, as he swung to and fro by the rope. Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake 2011-07-15T02:00:21.010Z “There’s a chap swinging on the starboard side, sir, just below the forward davits, and there’s another lying on the booby-trap.” The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z These were hung inboard in davits, 7 on the starboard side and 7 on the port side, and were designed to carry 65 persons each. Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z His journey to the place where he had entered the water seemed interminable, but at length Denbigh felt the trailing painter of the boat in the davits. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z Then a rope ladder was lowered and the passengers mounted to the deck, after which the rowboat was drawn up on the davits. Dave Porter on Cave Island A Schoolboy's Mysterious Mission 2011-06-15T02:00:23.660Z “I left her hanging to the davits last night,” said the mate. Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake 2011-07-15T02:00:21.010Z There was a rush of naked feet, four men tumbled into the boat with Webster; the ropes were loosened, and the davits swung out. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z The boats in davits were numbered, the odd numbers being on the starboard side and the even numbers on the port side. Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z Overhead were the boats swinging inboard on davits. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z As boat after boat returned from the drill, and was hoisted to the davits, the sailors discussed the wireless message that had been received. Two Boys of the Battleship or For the Honor of Uncle Sam 2011-06-07T02:00:13.313Z They were ugly vessels, broad and clumsy, with heavy spars and great wooden davits. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z As soon as he reached her deck the gig was run up to the davits and the throb of engines quickened. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z About midnight it was realized that the vessel could not live, and at about 12.05 the order was given to uncover the 14 boats under davits. Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z Returning to the side the sub lashed one end of the ladder to the upright of one of the davits. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z The ringing of anchor chains ceased, the little launch again swung in its davits. The Game and the Candle 2011-04-03T02:00:16.907Z Some crawled on hands and knees up the steep acclivity to where a boat swung from the davits. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z The boats flew back, their crews clustered aboard, they were swung up at the davits, and the fall-ropes made fast. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, August, 1893 2011-03-20T02:00:35.193Z That it is questionable whether it is practicable to increase the number of davits. Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z The securing chocks were removed, the falls manned, and the davits swung outboard. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z So saying, she stepped on a bench by the rail; then, with one foot on the rail itself, she seized the ropes which hung from one of the davits to the bow of the boat. The Casting Away of Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine 2011-03-15T02:00:14.097Z Stirling climbed the lee fore shrouds and grasped a white boat's rail where it swung from polished davits just aft the break of the forepeak, and peered inside. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z The huge rollers dashing swiftly past her weather-beaten sides, made her roll so heavily that the boats on the davits nearly touched the water with their keels. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z That any increase in the number of lifeboats to be carried can probably be best effected by providing for the launching of further boats from the existing davits. Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z A barge fell perpendicularly from the davits, and threw the crew into the sea. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) 2011-02-26T03:00:45.583Z It was dropped by davits into a canal next to the Harringtons’ home, and set alight. Piano on a Sandbar: Mystery Solved 2011-01-27T18:06:33Z Curses and commands mingled in a jargon; boats were hurriedly hoisted to their positions on the davits; seamen sprang to the decks and rushed forward. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z Though it had no "breaking curl" on its towering crest, I instinctively placed my hands in the starboard boat davits, expecting to see the vast volume of water sweep our decks. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z “Some of ’em were stove in, others washed clean off their davits,” said Sturgess. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z It was caught fast at both ends, a pulleyed davit was rigged, and the remaining passengers of the steamer slid along this. The Boys of the Wireless 2011-01-24T03:00:17.997Z From above they saw, hanging from two iron davits, the boat in which Véronique and her son had intended to take flight. The Secret of Sarek 2011-01-14T03:00:49.903Z His eyes hardened as he lifted his hand, poised it before him, and took one step toward the capstan and the starboard-anchor davit to which the whale line had been fastened. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z By clinging to the iron boat davits near me, I managed to save myself from being carried overboard with the debris of spars and timber that swept aft. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z “Throw us a rope,” I says; and they let down the tackle, when we hooked on, and directly after they had us hauled up to the davits, when I jumped on deck. Original Penny Readings A Series of Short Sketches 2010-12-20T17:11:48.837Z Well, look at the davits—they left her before she sank—all the boats are gone. H.M.S. —— After the first few days in May we removed the temporary deck, which had been laid over the davits, cleared the main-deck, and took both the sealing-boats and the long-boats on board. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 It all struck him as a dream as he turned and strode to the rail by the port-anchor davit. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z The boats on the davits were touched up with a combination of green and black. A Republic Without a President and Other Stories The boat could not be hoisted up, as there were no spare davits for it. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document As soon as the operation was over the casks of water were got on board and the boats hoisted to the davits. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War On top of the davits, and right aft to the half-deck, we ran a platform of planks, on which the sledges, kayaks, and other things were to be laid up in the winter. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 "You'll be caught in the davits when they swing round;" and seeing how inattentive he was to the caution, he laid a hand upon him and forced him upon deck. Tony Butler Finally there was a splash, as the powerful launch dipped into the water from its davits. A Republic Without a President and Other Stories Very deliberately the small boat was hoisted to the davits; the big craft began to move, swinging her nose north by west, the spray breaking under the bows. The Moonlit Way Our last boat was hauled up to the davits at half-past nine. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War The action of the sun’s rays on the awning or tent soon became so strong that the snow underneath the boats and on the davits began to melt. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Sustained by the thought that nothing must disgust him if he meant to rescue Isabel, he joined them and helped them to carry their burden and hang it from one of the iron davits. The Tremendous Event The major and his officers went on board the tug, which steamed down the narrows, and the Storm King, as soon as the jolly-boat had been hoisted at the davits, followed after. No Moss The Career of a Rolling Stone Armitage, still clinging to the rail, watched the sailors as they worked rapidly at the davits to lower the boats. By Right of Conquest A Novel The boat pulled back to the ship, and was hoisted to the davits. Harper's Round Table, October 29, 1895 One long-boat had been put out earlier, and now we took the other down from the davits and took it up to the great hummock. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 The whale-boat was hoisted to her davits, and the Mohawk resumed her voyage, while the shipwrecked men were taken below to be given warm drinks, food, and dry clothing. Harper's Round Table, July 23, 1895 So the sight of the yacht stirred her warmly and she watched while it ran in close, stopped and instantly dropped a dingey from the davits. The Indian Drum For thirty-six hours they had been running through the danger zone with life-boats loose on their davits, life-belts ready for adjustment, and nerves tense. Leerie “My girl—” Prom above, the wonderful invisible machinery rattled and cracked; the first boat swung low from the davits was already being loaded with its complement of shrinking, trembling women. An Unknown Lover Last of all, the petroleum launch, which was hanging in the davits on the port side, was lowered, and was dragged towards the great hummock. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 The boat dropped from the davits, and went plashing through the waves as fast as sinew and muscle could send her. Harley Greenoak's Charge She rolled gunwale under, rolled at least forty degrees each way, and unshipped a boat out of her davits to windward. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses The aftermost boat was then swung through the davits over the side, four or five men entered her, and a minute later she sank to the water. A Marriage at Sea There came no quick, acclaiming cry, no ringing cheer; only at last the dull splash of the oars, and the creak of the ropes as the returning boat was hoisted to the davits. An Unknown Lover The davits were quite buried in ice and snow. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 The dinghy, which hung on the davits astern, was lowered, and Rob roughly told to "pile in and row us ashore." The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam When the boat was raised, and slung again to the davits, the Tamaulipas was in motion once more. Toilers of the Sea The little motor-launch was lowered from the davits, with every member of the party aboard. The Boy With the U.S. Miners The men were in the yawl, still hanging under the iron davits. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 Had the petroleum launch been hanging in the davits, as it was a few hours previously, it would hardly have escaped destruction. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 The boats, already swung out, sagged away from the davits and fouled the falls. Command Two skiffs, a species of you-yous, were suspended to the davits. Toilers of the Sea A sloop is taking her in tow, and we gather assurance of her state in the transport's boats still hanging from the davits; they have not abandoned. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war And at the same moment, his mission performed, Hoak slowly slid around the curving davit and dropped limply after him. The Portal of Dreams I took my calabash gourds and entered the boat that hung from the davits astern. The Rose of Paradise Being a detailed account of certain adventures that happened to captain John Mackra, in connection with the famous pirate, Edward England, in the year 1720, off the Island of Juanna in the Mozambique Channel; writ by himself, and now for the first time published He took off his coat and threw it at the men who were twined in a knot by the nearest davit. Command The rest of us were grouped at the port anchor davit, staring with no less assiduity, but with far less hope on the obscure horizon. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) She is ready for sea, and life-boats and davits, swung outboard, tower overhead as the picket-launch draws up at her gaunt side. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war In a twinkling the necessary orders were given, the Bertha Hamilton lost way and rounded to, and a boat manned by six sailors was dropped from the davits on the lee side. Doubloons—and the Girl The boats were gone from her skids, and the davit tackles, swinging lubberly overside, told that her crew had left her. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea When she got near we saw she had a whale boat on her davits. Bark Kathleen Sunk By A Whale The ropes rattled through the davit blocks, and, as the Manzanita heeled over a little, the boat took water, the blocks were unhooked, her bows given a sharp shove and she was off. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers The ship careened in that direction and the life-boats suspended from the davits swung clear of the ship's side. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" The boats were both hoisted to the davits and quietness again reigned on the schooner. Doubloons—and the Girl A small boat, which could be lowered at pleasure, was therefore suspended by a pair of davits projected from the cook-house, the keel being about thirty feet from the rock. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) “That’s it,” said the old salt, “a yacht! look at her davits, and the boat over the stern.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) One of the starboard boats had been stove in, and the davits twisted with the force of a wave that had come aboard. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers I started to help near a davit that seemed to be giving trouble but was sternly ordered to get out of the way and to get into the boat. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" The lifeboats were loosened on the davits and made ready to launch. The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave And for three days more the diary goes on with tales of davits unshipped, high seas, strong gales from the southward, and the ship driven to refuge in Kirkwall or Deer Sound. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) At length, in the midst of a flash of lightning, I happened to notice that the jolly-boat was hanging from the davits astern. A Castle in Spain A Novel Everybody seemed rushing to starboard, and two other boats were swinging out on their davits. Mrs. Cliff's Yacht The slant was so pronounced that the life-boats, instead of swinging clear from the davits, rested against the side of the ship. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" The ship came to anchor and the sailors swung the boat down from the davits. Gold One seaman was sleeping in a yawl hanging at the davits. The Boys of '98 The third went free in three surges, making a clean sweep of a boat, which turned bottom up and sank in the darkening troughs alongside, while the broken falls whipped the davits. Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II For Martin saw one of the Cohasset's boats swinging out in the davits, and heard the bosun's stentorian bellow as he encouraged the launching. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story Somewhere north of Rupert, probably off Charlton Island, Hudson, his son, and eight loyal members of the crew were thrown into one of the boats on the davits. The "Adventurers of England" on Hudson Bay A Chronicle of the Fur Trade in the North (Volume 18 of the Chronicles of Canada) I feared most lest the slender davits which supported the long-boats should give way, and the boats themselves should go overboard, perhaps carrying away with them a lot of the rigging. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I I started to help near a davit that seemed to be giving trouble, but was stoutly ordered to get out of the way and get into the boat. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons The lights held steadily upon her as the Bennington came alongside and a boat was swung out smartly in its davits. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 Several times during the morning the lee cutter had been in imminent danger of being lifted right out of the davits and carried away. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' She proved to be a Spanish ship, and to make the mystery deeper her four life-boats were still on the davits, although swung outboard ready for lowering. Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished, With Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships Next morning the boat davits, etc., were put in good working order. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I A boat was swung out and lowered from the davits. The Island Mystery At her quarter davits, on each side, hung one of those light, swift, and somewhat singularly shaped boats, called whale-boats. An Old Sailor's Yarns The tackles were hooked on and she was run up to the davits with all her crew aboard. Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer A Romance of the Spanish Main The life-boats are held by means of string and small dummy pulleys to davits made of heavy stovepipe wire. Boys' Book of Model Boats The waves were constantly breaking into it and filling it, the gunwale was burst in at two places, and the heavy davits it hung on were twisted as if they had been copper wires. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I Immediately a cluster of sailors, in white frocks and trowsers and straw hats, sprang over the ship’s quarter to the davits; and then with a chirruping, surging pipe, a boat fell rapidly to the water. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life When a ship is cleared for action, all inflammable fittings, such as wooden doors, ladders, racks, extra boats, and davits, etc., are discarded. “Crumps”, The Plain Story of a Canadian Who Went Then he left Miss Vost and groped his way to the starboard davits. Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China Two small screw-eyes are placed in the boat, for fastening it to the davits. Boys' Book of Model Boats Here we were to take the two long-boats on board and have them set up on their davits, and there were several other things to be shipped. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I And likewise the cutters were hanging clear from the davits––the same boats which had once before paid a complimentary visit to some of his friends––supposing he would like to entertain us in person. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life The impact was not dead on—it was a glancing blow that the schooner received, and it only carried away the weather main rigging and the davit on the stern. The Boy Scouts Book of Stories That they did not succeed was due to the lack of a little oil on the ship's davits. Tales of the Fish Patrol Holes a little under size are drilled in the deck, and the davits are forced into these. Boys' Book of Model Boats Along either outer edge of the awnings a line of lifeboats showed, tied fast in their high-springing davits, while from the mouth of the yellow ship’s-funnels black masses of smoke floated slowly and heavily astern. A Bookful of Girls Meanwhile the divisions on deck had got hawsers over the launch amidships, the chains unbent, the anchors lashed down on the forecastle, and the quarter boats triced well inboard and secured with the davits. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life Then, as quickly, by their sides stood two other men who sprang to lower the two small boats that hung at davits. The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless Or, the Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise Within half an hour after the anchor was dropped the young prisoners heard the creak of the davit blocks, and a moment later the splash of a boat taking water close to the nearest gun-port. The Black Buccaneer The method of suspending the life-boat from the davits is shown at B, Fig. Boys' Book of Model Boats One of the smaller boats lay on the starboard side, and, hanging outwards from the davits, could, from the slant of the Sea Queen as she lay on the rocks, be easily dropped and floated. Hurricane Island When all were got on board, and the boats hoisted to the davits, Will conducted the ladies down to the cabin, which he handed over to them. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson The boats, that had at the commencement of the storm been hanging from the davits, were all gone or useless. A Chapter of Adventures The rain fell, at intervals, in torrents; and, concealing myself under the lee of the gig, which was hoisted on the davits, I endeavoured to enter into conversation with the pilot. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition The same small brass rod that was used for the davits can be used for the rail stanchions. Boys' Book of Model Boats Legrand moved along the bulwarks till he reached the davits from which the boat depended. Hurricane Island We scrambled aboard gladly enough, hoisted the boat to the davits, and at once started back for our rendezvous at the Elliot group, where we arrived without adventure shortly after sunrise on the following morning. Under the Ensign of the Rising Sun A Story of the Russo-Japanese War A glance at the craft’s davits answered that question. Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure The main-sail being well brailed up, the two boats were hauled alongside to the davits, and while they were being hoisted on them, a third gun was fired. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition In this Chapter the author will describe the construction of the more important fittings necessary to model boats, such as stacks, searchlights, bollards, cowl-ventilators, davits, and binnacles. Boys' Book of Model Boats When I tell you I found that yellow thing snooping around the davits, and three bights off the boat-fall loosened out, plain on deck—you grin behind your collar. Masterpieces of Mystery, Vol. 1 (of 4) Ghost Stories "Come on, boys; take the boat at the next davit," said the captain. The Boy Volunteers with the Submarine Fleet The boats on the davits were cast from their lashings, and filled with water, and the ship in all parts was soon in a most shattered and crazy state. The Red True Story Book She began to settle down fast by the head, and their only chance was in the boats, which unfortunately had nearly all become jammed in the davits. The Giant's Robe Jeb felt himself seized by the shoulder and torn from the davit to which he held. Where the Souls of Men are Calling The boats were all hoisted up at the davits, as if to provide for just such cases as his own. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark Once there, go as quickly as possible to the davits and await orders, for the officers and men will be there to direct and take charge of the passengers. The Boy Volunteers with the Submarine Fleet At the same time, one of the davits from which the Capella's shattered boat had hung was slung outboard. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War The moment our boat was made fast to the steamer's davit ropes and we were pulled out of the water, "full speed ahead" was rung from the bridge. The Crack of Doom Others below were moving at the davits, so that in a small space a launch was riding in a still sea, and was making for us. The Iron Pirate A Plain Tale of Strange Happenings on the Sea “When it hung at the davits in the ship, just before the pilot came on board.” Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark Now, notice the numbers on the boats, which you see are swung out on the davits ready to be launched. The Boy Volunteers with the Submarine Fleet A canvas band was strapped round his waist, and, supported by the two seamen, he was gently hoisted on board the ship by means of the davit tackle. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War The davits amidships of the "Grand Gulf" are swung out, and a boat's crew, with a lieutenant and dapper midshipman, climb in. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 The whole thing was done in so short a space of time that our men had scarce an opportunity to express surprise when the launch was hanging at the davits again. The Iron Pirate A Plain Tale of Strange Happenings on the Sea Moreover, every boat was in its chocks or under its own davits. The Grain Ship An old man shambled forward as he emerged from the cabin door, glanced along at the filled boats held in the davit, tried to speak, and fell headlong on the deck. The Boy Volunteers with the Submarine Fleet The terrific impact of the explosion had torn a large hole, besides shattering the rudder and one of the propellers, while all her boats in davits were rendered useless by the concussion. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War Finally the last trip was made, and the boat hoisted to the davits. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 He followed me slowly, as one in a dream, to the davits aft, and freed the last of the boats, overlooked by the hands in their frenzy and their panic. The Iron Pirate A Plain Tale of Strange Happenings on the Sea He shut himself into his galley, and, with regard to the condition of the schooner, and my own helplessness, I painfully climbed into the boat I had stocked and cleared away the davit falls. The Grain Ship Any boat is thus designated which is hung to davits over the ship's quarter. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The rest of the boats were soon washed to pieces on the deck.—We then made a raft of the davit, capstan-bars and some boards, and waited with resignation, for divine Providence to assist us. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. Boats, davits, steam-pipes, and every thing breakable that rose above the level of the deck, had been swept away by the overhanging boughs, or dashed to pieces by falling trees. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 There is some testimony, given in undoubted good faith, that painted or rusted davits stuck out, but the weight of the testimony is to the contrary. World's War Events, Vol. I Then put your arms around the davit, there, and snap the other....” All the Brothers Were Valiant A large bolt running through the forecastle and spar-deck beams, and forelocked before each beam, with a large triangular shackle at the head, formerly used for the purpose of receiving the end of the davit. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. There was a considerable swell, and as the sea lifted the Hornet ahead, the enemy’s bowsprit carried away her mizen shrouds, stern davits, and spanker boom, and hung upon her larboard quarter. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. The boats were washed from the davits and the thirty-four persons who were saved reached the shore by swimming. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 In addition to the launch, the vessel carried four other boats in davits, namely, two cutters, some thirty-five feet long, and two whaler gigs, each about twenty-five feet long. The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise Joel drew the man’s arms around the davit, and snapped the irons upon his wrist. All the Brothers Were Valiant There is also a davit of a smaller kind, occasionally fixed in the long-boat, and with the assistance of a small windlass, used to weigh the anchor by the buoy-rope, &c. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Mildmay agreed that it would; and in a few minutes both boats were hanging from their davits over the ship’s two quarters, and the ensign flying from the staff. With Airship and Submarine A Tale of Adventure There was a considerable swell on; and, as the sea lifted us ahead, the enemy's bowsprit carried away our mizzen-shrouds, stern davits, and spanker-boom, and he hung upon our larboard quarter. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 The dinghy, which had been lowered from the after davits when the Nuestra anchored, was being stolen! Isle o' Dreams He was a Cape Verder, black blood crossed with Spanish; and Mark Shore had tied him to a davit, once upon a time, and lashed him till he bled, for faults committed. All the Brothers Were Valiant The lashing which secures the davit to the shrouds when out of use. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Her boats still hung at her davits, therefore it was to be assumed that her crew had not abandoned her; yet what had become of them? With Airship and Submarine A Tale of Adventure Just as the boat was being lowered from the davits, the lookout's cry of "Sail, ho!" checked the proceedings. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 The crew were casting loose the boats at the quarter davits. Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing She carried four boats at the davits; and two spare craft, bottom up, on the boathouse just forward of the mizzenmast. All the Brothers Were Valiant A rope made fast to the outer end of a davit, and rove through a block made fast to a vessel's mast aloft, with a tackle attached. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Orders were given in quick and sharp tones; and presently her two quarter-boats, which were swung on davits, were dropping into the water. All Adrift or The Goldwing Club Judging by references in the logbook, the Savannah carried one boat on the stern davits. The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model United States National Museum Bulletin 228, 1961, pages 61-80 Then the starboard boat slid noiselessly down from the davits into the water. Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power He is in the waist with several of the sailors around him, occupied about one of the boats, there slung upon its davits. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea Those lifts which support a spar, davit, &c. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. They were lowered from the davits with the oarsmen on the thwarts, and an officer in the stern-sheets. All Adrift or The Goldwing Club The davits, shown in Marestier's sketch, would handle a boat of about 16 to 18 feet in length. The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model United States National Museum Bulletin 228, 1961, pages 61-80 From it also projects the davits for hoisting up the boats. A Yacht Voyage Round England A boat is dropped from the davits; as it strikes the water, men are seen swarming over the side into it. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea The order to hoist the boats to the stern and quarter davits. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Her boats were close aboard of her, but she had not yet hoisted them up to the davits. All Adrift or The Goldwing Club A part of our stern and the yawl at the davits, had gone together. Narrative of the shipwreck of the brig Betsey, of Wiscasset, Maine, and murder of five of her crew, by pirates, on the coast of Cuba, Dec. 1824. Our boat was knocked to fragments, and the davits carried away. A Yacht Voyage Round England “Yes, by Jove!” cried Mr Jellaby, who stood near, holding on to one of the davits, jumping up on the gunwale to have a better view. Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant A curved iron, fitted outside the after-chains to receive a spare spar, properly the swinging boom, a davit. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Williams, close your hatch and bear a hand to swing the big boat out in her davits. The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive The captain’s small boat still hung in the davits, but he did not need it as yet. Golden Days for Boys and Girls Volume XIII, No. 51: November 12, 1892 She stood and watched the boat hoisted to the davits, and saw the schooner slowly gather way, and then glide past and disappear round the palm-crowned point. The Ebbing Of The Tide South Sea Stories - 1896 He found a tin can—possibly left in a leaky boat before its final hoist to the davits—and gave her a drink, to which he had added a few drops of the whisky. The Wreck of the Titan or, Futility And then before they could be stopped the firemen made a rush for the best boat of the three, a fine new whaler, hanging in davits just abaft the bridge. Tessa 1901 We who remained had no davits to aid us, and must launch by hand. The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive Hardly had the long-drawn clarion of the look-out's B—l—o—w! sounded aloft than the boats were lowered from the davits and began pulling away towards the likeliest spot for a rise. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways Overhaul, overhaul, on your davit tackle fall, And launch your boats to the sea, Brave boys! Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 He remembered that forward, just under the anchor davit, was a small, fixed ladder, bolted into the bow of the boat for use in getting the anchor. The Wreck of the Titan or, Futility I gave the order to clear away the boats, the davits were swung out, and the falls manned ready to drop them into the water without a moment's delay. Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi So, at last, I ranged them all near the boat that swung ready at the davits. The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive It carried away the boats of the wrecked steamer, tearing them and the davits which supported them out of the vessel. Heroes of the Goodwin Sands Their knives were out—not for attack on their superiors, but to slash away the davit tackle. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 Denman heard the creaking sound of the davits turning in their beds, then the slackening away of the falls, their unhooking by Casey, and the chugging of the engine as the launch drew away. The Wreck of the Titan or, Futility We drew her under the davits on the port side, made fast to her, and hauled her out of the water, hoisting the bow end first, so that the water would run out of her. Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi So perpendicular was the side of the berg that the stern davits drove right against it. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. The life-boat, which swung at the port davits of the yacht, had been cleared away, in readiness to be lowered. Freaks of Fortune or, Half Round the World But as it went Mayo clutched a davit pulley and swung in midair. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 The boats were hoisted up to the davits at night, and it required some time to get one into the water. Down South or, Yacht Adventure in Florida We went out on the deck, and found the two quarter-boats were hanging at the davits. Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi My assistant, Thorogood, occupied a boat, fastened as usual to the davits of the 'Urgent,' while I occupied a second boat nearer the stern of the ship. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 A boat was at once lowered from the davits, and went off with the doctor and the first mate. A Boy's Voyage Round the World The davit swung inward slowly, and he managed to slide his legs up over the rail and gain the deck. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 The cutter came alongside the ship under its davits, the falls were hooked on, and the boat was hoisted up. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics They hooked on the falls, and with the help of Ben Bowman and Hop Tossford, hoisted the boat up to the davits. Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi Four of them could jump into one of the cutters, lower the boat from the davit, and might reach the shore before a single man could call assistance, and get another boat into the water. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany A kind of davit is called in German Jütte, a diminutive of Judith. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) He noticed that the sailors were preparing to hoist the tender to the davits. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 They soon swarmed up to the bulwarks, and set to work to poise the davits outward, and get the rigging in order for lowering the boats. Ran Away to Sea "If she does we have two life-boats at the davits," I replied. Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi He had finished his business with his sister, and the order was given to get under way, after the boats had all been restored to the davits. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany At that moment, however, both vessels were becalmed; but scarcely had the whale boat been hoisted up to the starboard davits of the Fray Bentos and secured, when the hurricane struck both vessels. Yorke The Adventurer Mayo grabbed one of the yawl davits and sprang to the rail. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 He was among a crowd up over the davits, working with all his might. Ran Away to Sea He found that the jolly-boat was gone from the stern davits. Work and Win or, Noddy Newman on a Cruise The boy stood by the First Officer; he had clapped his hands and laughed when he saw the first boat swung clear of the davits. A List To Starboard 1909 Men were now appearing in life-preservers, and hovering impatiently in the vicinity of the lifeboat davits, but he heard no orders for manning the boats and he was distinctly aware of the engines still going. Tom Slade on a Transport Her crew sent a tender rattling down from her port davits. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 If the boats had not been lowered, we should have seen some of the wreck of them hanging to the davits. Won from the Waves In the middle of the combat off the French coast he was making the rounds, cutting away the lashings which held the life-boats to the davits—this in case we had to leave the ship. The U-boat hunters This was followed by a wild cheer from the men at the boat davits. A List To Starboard 1909 It was about the hour of sunset, and the officer on duty had turned the men of the second dog watch up to hoist the boats to the davits. Adventures in Many Lands They leaped into the yawl which was swung at the stern davits. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 And therewith the gig returned to the ship, and was again hoisted to the davits. The Pirate Slaver A Story of the West African Coast Take one of them when she is hiking along at 20 knots, rolling from 45 to 50 degrees, and just about filling the whale-boat swinging to the skid deck davits as she rolls! The U-boat hunters None of the quartette discovered the fact that, close to them, crouching under the canvas cover of a life boat as it swung at davits, lay one of the keen-eyed Filipino passengers. Uncle Sam's Boys in the Philippines or, Following the Flag against the Moros The officer of the watch promptly called away the lifeboat's crew, and these men quickly scrambled into one of the quarter-boats, which by this time had been run up to the davits. Adventures in Many Lands He could not reach the davit iron from where he hung; the schooner's rail was too far away, though he kicked his feet in that direction. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 I have known a boat to be blown clean from the davits before now. The Pirate Slaver A Story of the West African Coast The roof yielded with only a gentle rippling motion, and the ship's lifeboat, which hung from davits aft, scraped the remains of supper off the supper table with her keel. The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story "Are you ready, bos'un?" he said to a man who with two others was standing by the dinghy davits on the port side. Edward Barry South Sea Pearler There were seven boats in all—three slung to the davits on each side, and one over the stern, with a harpooner to each. Archibald Hughson An Arctic Story In spite of the efforts of the captain and his helpers the sailors succeeded in slashing away the davit tackle. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 To do this we had to hoist her up to the davits on the upper quarter. Tales of the Sea And of our Jack Tars Five minutes later the boat was swinging to the davits. Jack at Sea All Work and no Play made him a Dull Boy Well, there is the matter of lowering boats into the water from a ship’s davits. The Eagle Cliff At seven o'clock we dropped anchor in Hampton Roads, and a boat let down from the davits. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War Never!” exclaimed Teddy in surprise, observing that two boats had been lowered from the schooner’s davits into which men were crowding. The Story of the Rock We got her up in the same way to the upper davits and launched her in safety. Tales of the Sea And of our Jack Tars The “Eagle’s” boats were quickly in chase, but those of the “Lady Alice” remained hanging from the davits. The Two Whalers Adventures in the Pacific It hung by ropes to the davits, and was covered with a tarpaulin, or canvas, stretched over it and tied down. Gold Seekers of '49 At the first alarm several deck passengers had got in the yawl that hung suspended by the davits. Diary in America, Series Two The wind, too, wrestled with and tore at ventilators, awning stanchions, and the boats slung from the davits, until he momentarily expected to see the latter torn from their lashings and blown overboard. A Chinese Command A Story of Adventure in Eastern Seas He could see, by glass, when she was four miles away, that her davits were swung out and her boat-crews in place. Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers It was ticklish business getting the boat and its lively crew back to the davits in safety. Over the Rocky Mountains to Alaska Last night was a good night for it—and I suppose the davits would have looked as though the boat had been torn loose by a sea. Gold Seekers of '49 The remains of a boat hung to the stern davits. The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century I think my friend the bo'sun must have had an inkling they were needed for he was working about the davits and falls earlier in the afternoon. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah Then it stopped and a motor launch was lowered from davits. Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers The lifebelt was let slip immediately by the sentinel, the engines were reversed, and the lifeboat with its crew lowered quickly from the davits. From Lower Deck to Pulpit Several men were struck down while working at the davits. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 For the first four hours it was doubtful whether the jolly boat, which was in davits across the stern, would last long. The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century Two boats are already swept from the davits, and are gone upon the whirling waters. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 By this time the schooner had lowered her boat from the stern davits, and Captain Littleton and his companions were pulling towards the Flyaway. Little By Little or, The Cruise of the Flyaway The storm of lead and iron that had swept across the decks of the British frigate had left intact not one of the boats that hung from the davits. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 The muzzle of two guns were shot away, the stanchions, the boat davits, the flagstaff. The Long Roll The Whisper had fared badly, while running in the teeth of the gale; all of our boats, except one, had been swept from the davits, and the wheel houses had been stove in. The Narrative of a Blockade-Runner There was a considerable swell on, and as the sea lifted us ahead, the enemy's boom carried away our mizzen shrouds, stern davits, and spanker boom, and he hung upon our larboard quarter. The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 The boats had disappeared from the davits, and a clean sweep seemed to have been made of everything movable. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) The last boat left the desolate wreck, and, reaching the "Constitution," was hauled up to the davits. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 Her fleet of small boats, which are about the size of sailing cutters, hang at the davits, ten on each side. Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships As the pilot's foot touched the deck of the "Owl" again, the boat was hooked on and run up to the davits, the chain slipped, and the "Owl" on her way to sea again. The Narrative of a Blockade-Runner The women and children were put into the first boat while it hung suspended at the davits. The Lifeboat A small boat hung at the davits on the port side. The Island Queen "And probably more of you will run away, unless I cut away your boats from the davits." The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 One of the davits gave way, the other swung round, and the boat was swamped. Battles with the Sea “Bear a hand, my hearties,” cried the captain, as the men sprang to the boats which were swinging at the davits. The Red Eric After this was accomplished, all the boats were hauled up beside the tent and covered with snow, except the two quarter boats, which were left hanging at the davits all winter. The World of Ice “Thought you warn’t coming,” said the skipper, gruffly, after seeing that the little boat was swinging safely from the davits. To The West As I was examining the vessel, I observed, through the flames which were surrounding them, that the boats were still hanging to the davits. Mark Seaworth Yes, I am right, for I can make out her boats hoisted up at the davits.” Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler They are suspended by cranes, or davits, in a row outside the rigging, on either side of the ship, and another astern, so that they can be directly lowered into the water. Peter the Whaler We carried two boats on the davits, but as they were too light to be of much service, we hoisted out the long-boat, which was stowed amidships. The Cruise of the Dainty Rovings in the Pacific That on the port side, however, was found to have been carried away, with the davits, and now hung crushed to pieces, held by the falls. The Three Admirals In his descent he came across the chain-span of the weather-quarter davits, and with such force that he actually broke it. Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign But he had very little more time for thought, the boat soon being alongside; the falls were hooked on, and they were soon after swinging from the davits. Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea “For that boat;” and he nodded toward the one swinging from the davits on the port side. Steve Young Here, you Neb Dumlow, and you Barney Blane,” cried the man to a couple of his fellows, who were busy tightening the tarpaulin over a boat which swung from the davits. Sail Ho! A Boy at Sea One of his first tasks was to have the schooner’s boat run up to the davits, and Mr Russell carefully lifted out, and borne down into the Yankee skipper’s comfortable cabin. The Black Bar Ah, I don’t know about me; but you could get right away, slide down the rope, get the gig up alongside—” “When it’s swinging from the davits, Jem?” The Adventures of Don Lavington Nolens Volens They have gone right back to the gunboat, and I waited till they were run up to the davits, and then came back. Fitz the Filibuster They were swinging to the davits, and we were therefore the last. Blue Jackets The Log of the Teaser “Ships don’t get wrecked out in the open sea,” I replied coolly, “only have their sails blown away, and sometimes lose a spar, or get a boat torn off the davits.” Sail Ho! A Boy at Sea It was Ramsey with the second cutter, and the poor chaps’ faces were awful as they were hauled up to the davits. The Black Bar "In one of those little boats?" and Teddy pointed to the davits where four polished tenders hung glistening in the sun like some articles of adornment. The Search for the Silver City A Tale of Adventure in Yucatan Six lifeboats, having accommodation for 250 people, are hung in davits. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1157, March 5, 1898 Nice addition to a well-dishiplined ship! and—here, what’s the meaning of this?” he cried, as the boat rose to the davits. Blue Jackets The Log of the Teaser For plainly enough came the chirruping of the falls as the boat was lowered from the davits. Sail Ho! A Boy at Sea Happily the ship was moving very sluggishly through the water, so one of the quarter-boats was instantly lowered from the davits. Frank Oldfield Lost and Found “I want her walked up to the davits ’fore I can say Jack Robinson! Fritz and Eric The Brother Crusoes “Look alive there and rig out the davits, and send some hands into the cutter to stow the anchor properly when we lower it down!” Young Tom Bowling The Boys of the British Navy Then as quickly as possible the boats were run up to the davits, and the uninjured men leaped on deck. Blue Jackets The Log of the Teaser After this the gig was veered astern and hoisted up once more to the davits, and the Josephine, bearing round and filling her sails, again resumed her north-east course on the starboard tack. The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea The davits here amidship are all right, as well as the tackle of our cutter that had got washed away in the gale. The Ghost Ship A Mystery of the Sea There would be no difficulty about the other boats, as they could be lowered from the davits. The Pirate Island A Story of the South Pacific “We’re foundering! we’re foundering! every man for himself!” was now the cry, and the men made a rush to the two boats still hanging to the davits. The Rover's Secret A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba “You may—ah—run my gig up to the davits, if you please, Mr Annesley,” said he, “and then we will—aw—weigh at once if—ah—you have everything ready.” Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War A quarter of an hour later all hands were once more on board, the boat was hoisted up to the davits, and the word was passed to man the windlass and heave short. The Missing Merchantman First of all, the boat was temporarily slung by stout ropes from the davit ends; then the tackles were let go and unhooked. The Cruise of the Nonsuch Buccaneer The professor deftly turned the davits outward, and there hung the boat at the quarter in the exact position she would have occupied in an ordinary ship. The Log of the Flying Fish A Story of Aerial and Submarine Peril and Adventure Dailey ran to the bridge deck with a squad of Kanakas and as Mart went below he heard the davits creaking, and saw one of the boats descending to the water. The Pirate Shark The men scrambled on board rapidly, and the boat was up in the davits in less than a minute, while the yards were braced round, and under sail and steam the Gull headed north. The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries Tom's emergency post was at port davits P 27 on the promenade deck. Tom Slade with the Colors The transfer of the twelve rescued Spaniards was safely accomplished in considerably less than an hour; and now all that remained was to hook on the boat and hoist her up to the davits. The Cruise of the Nonsuch Buccaneer The boats were securely lashed in their davits, and nine a. m., A Negro Explorer at the North Pole As soon as the wrecked boat was run up to the davits, the mate swung the mainyard and got under way, following the other boats. South American Fights and Fighters And Other Tales of Adventure You've got time to get what you want from below, boys," said the captain, as soon as the boats were all swung out on the davits; "she won't go down all of a hurry. The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries Reaching the rail by the life-boat davits, he saw at once that the ship was canting far over. Tom Slade with the Colors Three whale-boats, which for three years had hung fast frozen to the davits, were loosened and hauled on to the ice. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People Men were actually at work at the boats, which hung from their davits on each side of the deck, not far from the stern. A Jolly Fellowship The davits were taken down and the passengers ordered below. A Journey Through France in War Time On Christmas Day, exactly as he had foreseen, Cleary and the rest of the watch were ordered to secure a boat hanging in the davits. Real Ghost Stories When I tell you I found that yellow thing snooping around the davits, and three bights of the boat-fall loosened out, plain on deck—you grin behind your collar. The Best Short Stories of 1915 And the Yearbook of the American Short Story Sailors were swinging a boat out upon the davits. Left on the Labrador A Tale of Adventure Down North Her sides bristled with cranes or davits for boats, but every boat was gone. The Honour of the Flag Boyle had also caused the side lights to be slung to davits, and the white, red, and green lamps made a triangle in the obscurity, though its base seemed to be strangely near sea level. The Captain of the Kansas Now they were ready to lower the small craft they carried slung on davits at the stern. Frank and Andy Afloat The Cave on the Island The crew were mostly occupied in clearing blocks and tackle and swinging two life-boats outward on their davits. The Stowaway Girl He slacked off the tackle falls of the davits under which the boat had brought up, dropped down the ladder and hooked them on. The Mummy and Miss Nitocris A Phantasy of the Fourth Dimension I also took notice of a pair of davits on the starboard side, past the main rigging; they were empty. The Honour of the Flag One glanced off a davit and shattered a couple of windows in the chart-house. The Captain of the Kansas Some of the sailors on board the yacht prepared to lower a boat from the davits, but Pepper Sneed held back. The Moving Picture Girls First Appearances in Photo Dramas These two were fetched up while some of us lowered the accommodation-ladder and others swung out the boats on the davits. Foe-Farrell The boats were swung at the davits, with a full complement of oars, mast, sails, etc., and the emergency outfit above described would have fitted them for a voyage of a week or ten days. The North Pole Its Discovery in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club A moment later a boat was swung out on davits, and several men climbed into it. With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire He found that two boats had been cleared of their hamper and lowered on the davits until they could be swung in on the promenade deck. The Captain of the Kansas Suddenly, when the boat was a few feet from the ripples on the bay, one of the ropes slipped quickly through the davit block. The Moving Picture Girls First Appearances in Photo Dramas Farrell leaned against the rail, and held to a boat's davit, while his gaze wandered vaguely out over the Atlantic as if it would capture some wireless message. Foe-Farrell Then came the whale-boats, which were lowered from the davits and run ashore like sledges. The North Pole Its Discovery in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club The boat had been hoisted up to the davits, and the Magnolia was made fast astern. Stand By The Union Courtenay, who seemed to be everywhere at once, lighted torches which were fastened to the empty davits in readiness for a night alarm. The Captain of the Kansas At this moment a boat was lowered from the davits into the water, and Christy was invited by the mate to take a seat in the stern sheets. Fighting for the Right Up above, men were ripping the canvas covers off the life-boats, flinging oilskins and rugs and provisions into them, slewing round the davits, hauling on the fall-ropes—a furious medley of energies. Swirling Waters So close was the ice that night, that we had to swing the boats inward on the davits to protect them from the great floes, which at times crowded the rail. The North Pole Its Discovery in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club The two cutters were brought alongside, and hoisted up to the davits. Stand By The Union Tollemache and Walker had dragged out of the smothering spray near the port davits three men who seemed to be merely stunned. The Captain of the Kansas The boat went up to the davits at a run, and she started to the southward again. Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War Every scrap of her railing, stanchions, and boat davits had been swept clean. The Victim A romance of the Real Jefferson Davis Then he resumed the work of loosing the ropes so they would run freely in the pulley blocks of the davits. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real In a few moments more the boat was at the davits, and the commander of the expedition reported to Captain Passford. Stand By The Union He did not bring those uncouth vermiculations to a stop until he was well back in the shelter of a rusty capstan, cut off from the light by a lifeboat swinging on its davits. Never-Fail Blake The davits refused to swing in, being hindered by the immense size of the animal. The Cruise of the Noah's Ark Two minutes later I heard the boat splash over the stern davits an' the black boys raisin' a song as they lay to their work. Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates They cast off the davit blocks, and began rowing toward the bobbing head. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real Above on the bows were wooden-stocked anchors stowed inboard, and aft on the quarters were iron davits with blocks intact—but no falls. Great Sea Stories Boats dropped from their davits, were hurriedly lashed together, their plugs pulled, and left to sink, riding attached to sea anchors formed of their own spars and oars. Navy Boys Behind the Big Guns Sinking the German U-Boats On seeing her mate swinging from the davits she set up a loud trumpeting. The Cruise of the Noah's Ark He had lashings on the anchors and fresh wedges to the battens of all hatches; the winches chocked off and covered over and new pins in the davit blocks. The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories A marine was called up to where the captain's gig was hanging from the davits. With Wolfe in Canada The Winning of a Continent Then four of us got out of the boat, leaving one to drop her under the davits and hook on the falls. Great Sea Stories The deck was unobstructed aft, except for a small boat swung to davits astern, and the cabin transoms. Gordon Craig Soldier of Fortune "Swim around to the port side," said Ham; "we'll hoist you up by the davits." The Cruise of the Noah's Ark She canted clear of the groove in the chocks as they swung the forward davit out and the Captain stepped abaft the men who hauled. The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories Eblis had nearly finished reloading when a shot struck the davit that was swinging her last torpedo into the tube and wounded all hands concerned. Sea Warfare A wisp of a flag, upside down, still floated in her slackened rigging; swinging falls dangled from her empty davits. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 31, No. 1, May 1908 The flag locker was astern, and standing on it I could feel inside the boat swung to the davits. Gordon Craig Soldier of Fortune The davits swung out, the tackle ran through the pulleys into the water with a splash, and the mate shifted the unknown craft, with its mysterious freight, amidships. In Search of the Okapi A Story of Adventure in Central Africa Some of the men ran to the capstan, others began to unlace the sail covers, while some gathered at the davits to hoist the boat up directly she came alongside. The Queen's Cup He took up the rope, swung himself aboard, and looped it round the stump of a broken davit; then bent down and gave a hand to his companion. The Astonishing History of Troy Town One of the worst cases," he went on, "was that of an American girl, who was found lying unconscious in one of the life-boats swinging from the davits. Atlantis The boat in which we had escaped had been hoisted into its davits, and we halted in its shadow. Gordon Craig Soldier of Fortune The canoe swung clear of the rails, the tackle was made fast, the davits swung in, and then the canoe was slowly lowered to the main deck. In Search of the Okapi A Story of Adventure in Central Africa In five minutes all was in readiness; the boats securely lashed on deck, the davits down below, and the lightning protectors tied tightly to the wire shrouds. The Queen's Cup The sailors were still struggling to lower the boat from the davits. The Ghost A Modern Fantasy The sailors stood ready to hoist the boat to the davits again, when the tackle blocks should have been made fast by the hooks to the ring bolts at bow and stern. The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms Or Lost in the Wilds of Florida She unlimbered another gun and the leaden hail swept away the Tampico's port lifeboat, crumpling the stanchions and davits like thin wire. Dan Merrithew The boat's davits and the dead-eyes of the lower rigging are all inside the bulwarks. Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891 Likely enough they had the mainsail already up and the chain short, and directly the boat was up at the davits they would have got up the anchor and been off. The Queen's Cup As I emerged on deck a Bengal light flared red and dazzling on the bridge, and I saw some sailors trying to lower a boat from its davits. The Ghost A Modern Fantasy The ship's boat was hanging on the weather davits, and it was no use letting her down to windward on account of the heavy sea. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned Knowing he could not reach the boat even were it still on the davits, Dan left the stateroom and half led, half carried the girl toward the stern. Dan Merrithew Whaleboats and cutters swung from her davits, while all her decks were cumbered with barrels, with crates, with boxes and strangely shaped bales and cases. A Man's Woman Will you see to getting in the davits out of the sockets, Purvis, and getting them below? The Queen's Cup The boats were hoisted up at the davits, and the boatswain was ordered to pipe all hands on deck. Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat Mr. Boulong, with his boat's crew, had gone to the starboard quarter, where the first cutter was swung in on her davits. Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East I saw him help her into the boat with the ropes of the davits. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915 April-September, 1915 "Good-bye, little boy!" cried my cherubic vision to me, flitting aft, and leaning over the port davit. St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 2, December, 1877 At 1.20 a.m. the signal was given from the flagship to lower the boats, which had been left swinging from the davits throughout the night. A Source Book of Australian History No; the boats will all be hoisted up to the davits at sunset. Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat Each of the boats got under the lee in turn; the falls were hooked on, and both cutters were hoisted up to their davits, as they had come from the scene of their exploits. Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East At 1:20 A.M. the signal was given from the flagship to lower the boats, which had been left swinging from the davits throughout the night. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915 April-September, 1915 Oars were mislaid and on hanging her to the davits it was noticed in time there was no plug in the hole for drainage. The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825 The life-boat was being lowered, groaning and protesting as it cleared the davits and swung away from the ship's side. Miss Mink's Soldier and Other Stories All the rest of the boats are at the davits; and before they can get them into the water, we shall be out of their reach. Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat After the gig was hoisted to the davits, the chief officer and chief engineer were asked to go to the saloon, where specific instructions were given as to the mode of procedure. Looking Seaward Again The quays are vacant, except for the discarded lumber of ships, sun-dried boats, rusted cables and anchors, and a pile of broken davits. London River The dinghy-boat hung on its davits just there in front of the door, and for a minute I had an awful hankering to climb into it, lower away, and row off, no matter where. Famous Modern Ghost Stories The Africa carries two yawls attached to her davits. David Lockwin—The People's Idol "Stand by to clear away the first cutter!" shouted he, suddenly and with energy, as he made his way to the davits, where the boat indicated was suspended. Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat One service is distinguished by its “davits,” the other by its “affidavits;” and they are mutually and equally admired for, and known by, their craft. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, October 2, 1841 Three of them were still fastened to the davits and carried down with the hull. The Wings of the Morning Once, I remember, I found myself hanging out of that door between the davits, looking down into those big black seas and crying like a baby. Famous Modern Ghost Stories He goes to the other boat, and makes a feeble experiment of hoisting and lowering, by means of both davits, the man to sit in the yawl. David Lockwin—The People's Idol Part of the boat's crew were taken on board in the same way, and then the gig was hoisted up to the davits with the rest in her. Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat One sentry by the davits, in the gloom Stands mute; the boat heaves onward through the night. The War Poems of Siegfried Sassoon The davits were turned out and the boat was swung clear of the ship's side. Vandover and the Brute The "Marine Artist," for example, with his canvas slung from davits and the entire furniture of his studio of extremely nautical design, was a purely fanciful conception. Frank Reynolds, R.I. Sailors loosened and lowered the boat from the davits with extraordinary quickness. The Great Taboo The same commendation was given to the first lieutenant, after the barge had been hauled up to the davits, and the order given for the ship to fill away again. Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat Men were clearing the davits, and presently the first boat was ready to be filled. Story of Chester Lawrence We scrambled on board, the trunk was tumbled in, and before the yawl was half way up to the davits we were steaming away. Sweetapple Cove But the first boat had hardly dropped a foot from the davits when he sung out, "Wurroo, lads!" and up again went the Unity's great lug-sail in a jiffy. The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales Then jumping up into the whaleboat which hung in davits on the starboard quarter he waited for the sharks to appear, and the mate and I leant over the side and watched. By Rock and Pool on an Austral Shore, and Other Stories He kept interpolating observations concerning some boat and the davits and sails filling with the wind. The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents The boat hung by its davits, ready for lowering. Story of Chester Lawrence There began a bustle at the davits, and shouts of "Lower away!" and for the first time it swept over me that we were to be put ashore in boats. Spanish Doubloons Swing the davits outboard, and pass your painters forward. A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle He halted by a boat swung at the davits on the port side—the only one that had not gone to splinters. D'Ri and I This defect in the davits was afterwards remedied by the substitution of other and longer ones, which had formerly belonged to H.M. steam vessel Thunderbolt, wrecked at Algoa Bay a short time previously. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 1 Two men who had not mounted the rigging, but tried to cling to the boat davits, were hurled adrift and sent to agonize in the undertow. Overland The davit swung it to one side; the trap was slammed down and bolted. The Flying Legion The first mate and the third had already turned out, and were on the boatskids helping the carpenter with the housings, and overhauling davit falls. A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle The boat was quickly hauled to the davits, and all hands were called to weigh anchor and set sail. The Adventures of Captain Horn And he dragged her aft to where two sailors, standing by the davits that supported a small boat, were lowering her to the level of the bulwarks. Mr. Meeson's Will With a great crash the mizzen mast went over the side, crushing one of the lifeboats that hung on davits there. Bob the Castaway He kept interpolating observations concerning some boat and the davits, and sails filling with the wind. The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories The third mate went down to his boat, and the three rowers took her across to the M'poso, where she was hauled up to davits again. A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle He heard running feet, voices, and the rattle of davit blocks, and came up as the starboard boat aft began swinging over the smooth sea. The Alaskan Then my hopes sprang back to the boat hanging from her davits. The Rudder Grangers Abroad and Other Stories "Shall we get in before you lower it?" asked Bob of the sailors who stood at the davit ropes. Bob the Castaway The boats flew back; their crews clustered aboard; they were swung up at the davits and the fall-ropes made fast. The Great Shadow and Other Napoleonic Tales The word was "Hurry," now that the final decision had been given, and the davit tackles squeaked out as the lifeboat jerked down toward the water. A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle He was conscious of a crowd gathering about the empty davits, but he had eyes only for these two. The Alaskan On the steamer, however, I saw a boat hanging from davits near the stern. The Rudder Grangers Abroad and Other Stories After this was accomplished, all the boats were hauled up beside the tent, and covered with snow, except the two quarter-boats, which were left hanging at the davits all winter. The World of Ice When they returned on deck, however, the officers, as a matter of precaution looked into the boats hanging on the davits, and punched the lowered sails, with the same result. Facing the Flag And then he went to where the davits dangled over the water, and slid down to the boat, while the frightened crew cursed him aloud for keeping them waiting. A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle Ken almost fancied he could hear the davits squeal as the boats were hastily lowered to the level of the sea. On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles If it was not, it could be, for there was a boat still hanging to one of its davits. The Rudder Grangers Abroad and Other Stories The muzzles of great guns rose tier above tier, along her side; great boats hung one above another, on successive pairs of davits, at her stern. Malbone: an Oldport Romance It could be slid from the pocket, or depression, into the water without the use of davits, and, with Mr. Sharp to aid him, Tom soon had the little craft afloat. Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat, or, under the Ocean for Sunken Treasure He waited till the swirl of a sea swung his boat under one of the dangling davit falls, and caught hold of it, and climbed nimbly on board. A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle Ken's heart beat thickly as he watched the prisoners hurrying into the boat which had been lowered from her davits to a level with the deck. On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles That they did not succeed was due to the lack of a little oil on the ship’s davits. Tales of the Fish Patrol Three miles below them lay the Marjorie W. herself, quite ready to sail so soon as they should have clambered aboard and swung the long boat to its davits. Son of Tarzan The craft had not been hoisted on the davits. Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat, or, under the Ocean for Sunken Treasure As she started to sink we left the davits and went back and stood by the rail about even with the second funnel. Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters |
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