Were purpose-built landing craft needed before World War I?

Were there purpose-built landing-craft types during the age of sail?

Usually navies relied on their ships' boats, which were adequate while most landings were made without concentrated resistance on a prepared shore.

Navies in the age of sail usually relied on the boats already carried by their ships. Before World War I, many landings took place before a prepared enemy could concentrate fire on the beach. Limited weapon range and slower movement often allowed troops to establish themselves ashore before defenders reacted. Gallipoli exposed how badly that inherited method could fail when an opponent knew where a landing would occur and prepared the ground.