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Free Talk: Coming Ready or NOT! The Japanese Midget Submarine Attack On Sydney Harbour

Date: Tuesday, 15th November 2022
Time: 11:30am (approx. 45 mins)
Cost: Free

Spaces Limited – register online https://bit.ly/3dLPRHm

Make a gold coin donation to the Australian National Maritime Museum Foundation & you could win a family pass to the Maritime Museum for 2 adults & 3 children valued at $70.

 
 

In the late afternoon of 31 May 1942 three Japanese submarines, I-22, I-24 and I-27, sitting about seven nautical miles (13 kilometres) out from Sydney Harbour , each launched a Type A midget submarine for an attack on shipping in Sydney Harbour. Sadly, 21 men from HMAS Kuttabul and 4 Japanese sailors were killed on that fateful night but the death toll could have been much higher. Listen as Gillian Lewis details of how the attack was carried out by courageous Japanese Naval personnel and the harbour defences which were inadequate to say the least.  

Make a day of it, and visit the Watergrill for lunch after the session & enjoy the $17 special. Find out more.

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