Goatley boat

The Goatley boat was a collapsible boat built for military use. The boat had a wooden bottom and canvas sides, could carry ten men and weighed around 330 lb (150 kg). Assembly time was estimated at two minutes with two men. The boat was named after the designer, Fred Goatley, of Saunders-Roe and used in commando and other operations by the British Forces during the Second World War.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Approximately 1,000 Goatley boats were ordered by the War Office during the Second World War.^[5]

References

^ Ladd, James D. (1983). SBS, the invisible raiders: the history of the Special Boat Squadron from World War Two to the present. Arms and Armour Press.
^ Forty, George (2002). Channel Islands: Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark. Pen and Sword.
^ Neville, Martin (21 February 2009). "Fight for recognition for unsung hero". Isle of Wight County Press. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
^ Rees, Quentin (2008). The Cockleshell Canoes: British military canoes of World War Two. Stroud: Amberley. ISBN 978-1-84-868065-4.
^ "Cockleshell Canoes". historylearningsite.co.uk. 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2014.

[1] Ladd, James D. (1983). SBS, the invisible raiders: the history of the Special Boat Squadron from World War Two to the present. Arms and Armour Press.

[2] Forty, George (2002). Channel Islands: Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark. Pen and Sword.

[3] Neville, Martin (21 February 2009). "Fight for recognition for unsung hero". Isle of Wight County Press. Retrieved 6 October 2014.

[4] Rees, Quentin (2008). The Cockleshell Canoes: British military canoes of World War Two. Stroud: Amberley. ISBN 978-1-84-868065-4.

[5] "Cockleshell Canoes". historylearningsite.co.uk. 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2014.

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Goatley boat

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