[1] Their primary purpose was to provide direct fire against beach positions and surface attack for first-echelon landing waves.

Besides being better suited for short-range engagements, the LCG(M) was able to beach and remove the guns it carried from the turrets for the infantry to use inland.

The secondary armament was the same across all fifty vessels, with two Oerlikon 20 mm cannon behind the bridge and two 0.303-inch Lewis guns above the conning tower.

The limited range of the 17/25-pounder guns forced the ships to draw nearer to their target, which only made the return fire more lethal.

Two LCG(M)s were lost during the Walcheren landings in November 1944 when German 150mm coastal defence guns damaged them beyond repair.

[8] With World War II drawing to a close in 1945, the vessels that were still under construction were cancelled, and with no use for the type, the Royal Navy sold the rest of the LCG(M)s off after a few years.

[5] The LCG(L) would see service throughout World War II, providing medium range fire support and escorting landing craft.