The Royal Navy entered the Second World War with only nine Motor Landing Craft. Six were in the United Kingdom while three were stationed at Malta for possible Mediterranean operations. One-third of this small force was therefore already allocated to the Mediterranean when war began.
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Britain divided its tiny MLC force between home waters and Malta
At the outbreak of war, six Motor Landing Craft were based in Britain and three at Malta, dividing the nine-craft force between home waters and the Mediterranean.