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 The last RPL was in service in Belize until the main British Armed Forces presence was withdrawn from there in 1994.
From the early 1980s, the smaller RPL was superseded by the larger RCL. The last RPL continued to operate in Belize until the British Armed Forces' primary presence was evacuated in 1994.