Why the Royal Navy adopted helicopter assault

When did the Royal Navy begin considering helicopters for amphibious warfare?

In the late 1940s, as helicopters became practical and surplus carriers offered platforms for mobile vertical-lift forces.

Once helicopters became practical in the late 1940s, the Royal Navy and Royal Marines quickly considered them for vertical lift. Surviving carriers such as Theseus, Albion, and Bulwark offered adaptable platforms. Experience with dispersed operations made greater mobility attractive. Helicopters could extend the reach and presence of limited troop numbers, even though early machines had narrow capabilities.