Davits began to be introduced into Royal Navy warships in the late 18th-century and originally took the form of squared baulks of timber. Davit systems are most often used to lower an emergency lifeboat to the embarkation level to be boarded and also used as man-overboard safety devices to retrieve personnel from the water.

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Location: British
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