Shelling of Newcastle

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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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1942	Shelling of Newcastle	bombardment	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1913	Walsh Island Dockyard and Engineering Works	shipyard, shipbuilding	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1942	State Dockyard	shipyard, shipbuilding	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1957	Forgacs Shipyard Tomago	shipyard, shipbuilding	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Scratchley	military museum, fort	Wikidata