Coastal Forces was a division of the Royal Navy established during World War II. It consisted of small coastal defence craft such as motor launches, submarine chasers, air-sea rescue launches, motor g
A painting by official war artist Able Seaman Rex Julius depicting the upper deck of a Fairmile launch in 1944
Harbour defence motor launch
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The harbour defence motor launch was a 72 ft long British-designed motor vessel used for harbour defence during World War II. Nearly 500 were built by numerous Allied countries during the war.
ML 1322, a Royal Australian Navy HDML, in Brisbane in 1944
HDML 1301 in Padstow with extra fuel tanks and stores for a voyage to Malta