Shelling of Newcastle | |||||||
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Part of the Pacific War, World War II | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Empire of Japan | Australia | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Matsumura Kanji | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
One submarine | Coastal artillery | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
None | One house damaged, no casualties |
The Shelling of Newcastle was conducted by the Japanese submarine I-21 in the early hours of 8 June 1942. The bombardment followed the attack on Sydney Harbour on 31 May, and was conducted shortly after I-24 shelled the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. During the attack I-21 fired 34 shells at Newcastle, including eight illumination rounds, but caused little damage. The Australian gunners at Fort Scratchley fired four shells at the submarine, but scored no hits.
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