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Each version has three components; bow, stern, and centre, which can be fitted together as required, making the
Mexeflote a versatile craft. The different sections allow it to be used as a raft, a floating pontoon, or as a causeway from ship to shore.
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Mexeflote is a powered raft (two diesel engines), used to move goods and vehicles between ship and shore when a pier is not available. The
Mexeflote is designed in three sizes;
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In 1994, the Army ordered an additional 50 units, and in 2000 they upgraded 60 of the rafts. The
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640:"Landing Craft and Assault Boats; Mexeflote"
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427:"Tactical floating bridges and ferries",
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642:. www.army.mod.uk. Archived from
611:. www.army.mod.uk. Archived from
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688:"Modular Causeway Systems"
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690:. www.globalsecurity.org
668:. www.thinkdefence.co.uk
384:12.2 m (40 ft)
223:Bay class landing ships
666:"What is a Mexeflote"
201:2010 Haiti earthquake
166:Royal Fleet Auxiliary
138:Royal Australian Navy
115:Payload capacity
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586:on 30 August 2012
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205:Anse-à-Veau
162:Southampton
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725:Categories
407:References
250:HMAS
231:HMAS
179:Bluff Cove
23:Mexeflote
267:RFA
229:(renamed
227:Largs Bay
211:Largs Bay
209:RFA
130:Mexeflote
694:24 March
672:24 March
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559:24 March
469:24 March
337:Capacity
287:Lyme Bay
269:Lyme Bay
136:and the
252:Choules
233:Choules
152:History
650:18 May
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331:Length
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580:News
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