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- Halkett_boat abstract "A Halkett boat is a type of lightweight inflatable boat designed by Lt Peter Halkett (1820–1885) during the 1840s. Halkett had long been interested in the difficulties of travelling in the Canadian Arctic, and the problems involved in designing boats light enough to be carried over arduous terrain, but robust enough to be used in extreme weather conditions.Halkett's first design was a collapsible and inflatable boat made of rubber-impregnated cloth. When deflated, the hull of the boat could be worn as a cloak, the oar used as a walking stick, and the sail as an umbrella. This was followed by a two-man craft that was small enough to fit into a knapsack, and when deflated served as a waterproof blanket.Although widely praised by Canadian explorers, Halkett's designs had a limited market, and he was unable to persuade the Royal Navy that they would serve any useful purpose in general naval service. Efforts to market them as platforms for fishing and duck shooting failed, and they were commercially unsuccessful. Only two Halkett boats, that of Orcadian explorer John Rae, and one held in the Hudson's Bay Company Museum Collection at the Manitoba Museum are known to survive today.".
- Halkett_boat thumbnail Halkett_Boat_Cloak_in_use_cropped.jpg?width=300.
- Halkett_boat wikiPageID "27367540".
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- Halkett_boat hasPhotoCollection Halkett_boat.
- Halkett_boat subject Category:Arctic_exploration_vessels.
- Halkett_boat subject Category:Inflatable_boats.
- Halkett_boat subject Category:Rubber.
- Halkett_boat type Artifact100021939.
- Halkett_boat type Boat102858304.
- Halkett_boat type Conveyance103100490.
- Halkett_boat type Craft103125870.
- Halkett_boat type InflatableBoats.
- Halkett_boat type Instrumentality103575240.
- Halkett_boat type Object100002684.
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- Halkett_boat type Vehicle104524313.
- Halkett_boat type Vessel104530566.
- Halkett_boat type Whole100003553.
- Halkett_boat comment "A Halkett boat is a type of lightweight inflatable boat designed by Lt Peter Halkett (1820–1885) during the 1840s. Halkett had long been interested in the difficulties of travelling in the Canadian Arctic, and the problems involved in designing boats light enough to be carried over arduous terrain, but robust enough to be used in extreme weather conditions.Halkett's first design was a collapsible and inflatable boat made of rubber-impregnated cloth.".
- Halkett_boat label "Bateau Halkett".
- Halkett_boat label "Bote de Halkett".
- Halkett_boat label "Halkett boat".
- Halkett_boat label "Лодка Халкетта".
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- Halkett_boat sameAs Bateau_Halkett.
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- Halkett_boat sameAs Q2376013.
- Halkett_boat sameAs Q2376013.
- Halkett_boat sameAs Halkett_boat.
- Halkett_boat wasDerivedFrom Halkett_boat?oldid=589355651.
- Halkett_boat depiction Halkett_Boat_Cloak_in_use_cropped.jpg.
- Halkett_boat isPrimaryTopicOf Halkett_boat.