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Current boat name

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Boat class

6913

Function

Military

Type

Length (m / ft)

4.57 / 15ft

Beam (m / ft)

0.71 / 2ft 4in

Designer

Goatley

Design date

1942

Date of build

1942c

Place of build

Isle of Wight

Present use

Boat Shed 4

This canoe is probably the last seaworthy example of the type used on the Frankton Raid in 1942. The 15ft Mark 2 was designed by F Goatley and uses the same folding method as his earlier 10 man collapsible boat. The MK 2 was very robust from every point of view. Its flat plywood bottom allowed it to be dragged over single and rocks without damage and when collapsed could be passed through the forward torpedo hatch of a small submarine. Raising and folding was very rapid with no loose parts thanks to Goatley’s unique hinged locking struts When collapsed it was only 6 ½ inches high and several canoes could be stacked up one upon the other. This was the type of canoe used on the Frankton Raid: it was an extremely specialised canoe and required great skill to use. It had a total payload of 480 lbs including the crew of two February 2010