From the early 1980s onwards it was replaced with the larger ramped craft logistic (RCL). The last RPL was in service in Belize until the main British Armed Forces presence was withdrawn from there in 1994.
Starting in the early 1980s, the smaller craft logistic (RPL) was phased out and replaced by the more extensive ramped craft logistics (RCL). The final RPL unit remained operational in Belize until the British military's main presence was withdrawn from the region in 1994.