Midget submarine raid on sydney
In late May and early June , during World War II, submarines belonging to the Imperial Japanese Navy made a series of attacks on the cities of Sydney and Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia. On the night of 31 May – 1 June, three Ko-hyoteki-class midget submarines.
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Imperial Japanese Navy Midget Submarine Attack on Sydney Harbour, 31 May-1 June On 29 May five large Japanese I-class submarines.
Midget Submarine attack on Sydney Harbour on 31 May
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M24 midget submarine | NSW Environment & Heritage
Description:It is likely that it still contains the remains of the two Japanese sailors: However, M had attempted to fire its two torpedoes, but failed because of damage to the bow either from HMAS Yandra's ramming or depth charges, or a possible collision with USS Chicago, making it possible that M attempted to attack the cruiser. The performance of the Allied defenders was equally poor. The object was in 70 metres of water, so after doing all their calculations they determined that they could only stay at the sea floor for about 12 minutes. The seaplanes aboard I and I were of the same type.
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