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 . Assembly time was estimated at two minutes with two men. The boat was designed by, and named after, Fred Goatley of

Saunders-Roe Saunders-Roe Limited, also known as Saro, was a British aerospace and marine-engineering company based at Columbine Works, East Cowes, Isle of Wight. History The name was adopted in 1929 after Alliott Verdon Roe (see Avro) and John Lord took ...

, and used in a number of

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and other operations by the

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during

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. Approximately 1000 Goatley boats were ordered by the

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during

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{{reflist World War II vehicles Military boats

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