Shelling of Newcastle

When

8 Jun 1942

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

32.92° S, 151.75° E

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Japanese attacks against a city in New South Wales, Australia in 1942

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.

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