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Japanese Midget submarine attack on Sydney Harbour 1942

Japanese Midget submarine attack on Sydney Harbour 1942. Midget submarine's attack Sydney Harbour. War had been a constant facet of Australian life since the start of the 20 th century The second world war much like the first.

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Japanese Midget submarine attack on Sydney Harbour 1942

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  1. Japanese Midget submarine attack on Sydney Harbour 1942

  2. Midget submarine's attack Sydney Harbour • War had been a constant facet of Australian life since the start of the 20th century • The second world war much like the first. • It was total war, meaning that everything your country produced was for the war effort. EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! • However during World War Two the war was brought to Australia by a direct attack from the Japanese navy. • In may 1942, the Japanese Navy attempted to attack Australia’s busiest city. Sydney Harbor

  3. Midget submarine's attack Sydney Harbour • In may 1942, the Japanese Navy attempted to attack Australia’s busiest city Sydney harbor. • On the 29th of may five large Japanese submarines positioned them selves approximately 50km from Sydney harbor. • The next morning a spy plane flew over Sydney harbour searching for objects to destroy. They knew the ‘Chicago’ was in the area. • The ‘Chicago’ was of great significance as it was one of the only surviving ships after the bombing of Pearl Harbour. • That night the five submarines moved to within ten kilometres and released three midget submarines

  4. Midget submarine's attack Sydney Harbour • The three midget submarines went undetected into the main section of Sydney Harbour. • The first became entangled in anti-torpedo nets. • The second was then spotted by navy officers aboard the ‘Chicago’ and was fired upon heavily. It then fired two torpedos at the ‘Chicago’ but missed narrowly and sunk the HMAS Kuttabul that was home to off duty navy officers. • The third was sunk in Taylor bay by the Australian Royal Navy

  5. The Aftermath • The attack was ultimately a failure in the eyes of the allies. • The Japanese had planned to cause major damage in the harbor of Sydney. • However they only managed to sink one barracks ship. • Conversely it showed that Australia was not immune to a Japanese attack. • It highlighted how close Australia was to the Pacific war. • The actual attack did not reach the media until the 2nd of June, and even then the actual events were highly censored to try and keep calm across the city. • The Australians could not recover the bodies of the deceased within the Kuttabul for 21 days. • The bodies of the Japanese were recovered and were cremated. They were then sent back to Japan. This was done in honour of their bravery. However there was underlying hope that there would be improvement of conditions for Australians in POW camps.

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