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The Mexeflote is a landing raft used by the British Royal Logistic Corps and the Royal Australian Navy to move goods and vehicles between ship and shore. It was first used by British military in the 1960s. It was used during the Falklands conflict, and has been used in humanitarian aid missions. ==History== The Mexeflote was introduced to the British military in the 1960s, and it subsequently saw service in the Falklands War, in which three units were used, including in Southampton, where they were used in loading the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and British Navy ships going to the Falklands. In 1994, the Army ordered an additional 50 units, and in 2000 they upgraded 60 of the rafts.〔 The Mexeflote was used during the 2010 Haiti earthquake, to transport supplies to the remote Haitian village of Anse-à-Veau from . Currently the rafts are manned by the Royal Logistic Corps and they are largely used by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary's Bay class landing ships.〔 As part of the Royal Australian Navy's acquisition of the Bay class ship RFA ''Largs Bay'' (renamed for Australian service), two Mexeflotes were also acquired.〔 *〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mexeflote」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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