b'111774775Plaque presented to John Monashs daughter, Bertha Bennett, on the occasion of the commissioning of Australian Army ship John Monash (AS 3051) in 1965.20.5 x 18cm.The ship was purchased by the Australian Army to provide a means of transporting cargo which was unsuitable for the Armys four existing landing ships and was assigned to the 32nd Small Ship Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers. She was also used as a training ship and to supply Army units deployed in South Vietnam. In that later role she completed eleven voyages to South Vietnam between 1965 and 1972.$200300774775'