Australian Army ship John Monash (AS 3051)

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History
Flag of Australia.svgAustralia
NamesakeGeneral Sir John Monash
OperatorAustralian Army (1965–1975)
Launched1955
Commissioned1965
Decommissioned1975
IdentificationIMO number: 5226350
General characteristics
Displacement1,010 tons light, 2,413 full load
Length233.2 ft (71.1 m)
Beam37.6 ft (11.5 m)
Draft16.1 ft (4.9 m)
PropulsionOne M47M British Polar diesel, single shaft, 1,120 bhp (840 kW)
Speed11 knots (20 km/h)
Capacity
  • 1,200 tons of cargo or 40 five-ton vehicles and 180 tons of cargo
  • 27 passengers
Complement41
NotesCharacteristics are for the ship's Army service and are from Gillet (1988)[1]

John Monash (AS 3051) was a cargo ship operated by the Australian Army between 1965 and 1975.

Service history[]

John Monash was built for the Associated Steamships Co. and was completed in 1955. She was purchased by the Australian Army in 1965 to provide a means of transporting cargo which was unsuitable for the Army's four Landing Ship Medium and was assigned to the 32nd Small Ship Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers.[1][2] She was also used as a training ship and to supply Army units deployed in South Vietnam.[1] In the later role she completed eleven voyages to South Vietnam between 1965 and 1972.[3] The ship was sold in 1975 to a foreign company.[1]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c d Gillet (1988), p. 119
  2. ^ Wilson et al (2005), p. 199
  3. ^ Wilson et al (2005), p. 23

References[]

  • Gillett, Ross (1988). Australian and New Zealand Warships Since 1946. Brookvale: Child & Associates. ISBN 0-86777-219-0.
  • Wilson, EJ; Horsley KW; van der Hoek R (2005). Cancer Incidence in Australian Vietnam Veterans Study 2005. Canberra: Department of Veterans' Affairs, 2005. ISBN 1-920720-39-1. Archived from the original on 16 May 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
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