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Which folding canoes supported submarine raids

Submarine reconnaissance and sabotage used several canoe designs, including earlier Mark I craft as well as boats related to Frankton's Mark II.

Question

Were these the same collapsible canoes used from submarines for beach reconnaissance and sabotage raids?

Short answer

Some were the same type, while others were earlier Mark I boats or other designs.

Notes

Submarines also carried collapsible canoes for beach reconnaissance and railway sabotage. Some of those operations used the same craft as Frankton, while others used earlier Mark I boats or other designs. The Cockle Mark II therefore does not identify every collapsible canoe used in submarine raids.