Japanese midget submarine. by blinkings
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On the night of 31 May 1942 three Japanese midget submarines entered Sydney harbour. One became entangled in the boom net across the harbour, and her occupants blew her up. A second entered the harbour and fired torpedoes at the cruiser USS Chicago. They missed the Chicago but one hit the barracks ship HMAS Kuttabul, killing 21 naval ratings. This midget submarine disappeared, its fate a complete mystery until it was discovered by a group of amateur divers off Sydney's northern beaches in November 2006. A third midget submarine also entered the harbour but was destroyed by depth-charges before it had fired any torpedoes.
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Partly submerged RAN accommodation ship damaged during the unsuccessful Japanese midget submarine attack 1 June 1942.
I think that some does not realize that Australia was in the thick of WWII. the imperial army was trying hard for world domination as Hitler was doing on the other side of the world.
Well said mate! Yeah we were attacked multiple times. The worst being Darwin, where 242 Japanese aircraft, in two separate raids, attacked the town, ships in Darwin's harbour and the town's two airfields in an attempt to prevent the Allies from using them as bases to contest the invasion of Timor and Java during World War II.
Darwin was lightly-defended, relative to the size of the attack and the Japanese inflicted heavy losses upon Allied forces at little cost to themselves. The urban areas of Darwin also suffered some damage from the raids and there were a number of civilian casualties. More than half of Darwin's civilian population left the area permanently, during or immediately after the attack
Exceptional....
interesting ship and information
A wonderful history lesson Andrew and excellent pics.
Excellent pic and historical photos.I wasn't aware that the Japanese used these one way subs to attack Sydney . This one appears to be the same type that entered Pearl Harbor.
Splendid composition and colors my friend
imressive and also interesting report, did not know all about it! thx for another lesson with stunning pics 😊
I once wondered at the significance of a building 13 erected in WW-II and eventually located Darwin near 13 degrees South latitude.(-12.46106° N, 130.8417° E)
This is very good!
Great shots mate, and what a history, I recall a game I used to play, cannot remember the name, but my favourite level was the Anzacs on :)