 These boats were regarded primarily as seaplane tenders, being primarily tasked with the movement of cargo, munitions and crew from the land to the seaplane.Although the launches and pinnaces were equipped for rescue purposes, they were hindered in this role by the fact that they were hard pressed to make and were in a bad state of disrepair following their war service.The poor navigation skills of the postwar crews also restricted the scope of operations to a purely inshore one.