Shelling of Newcastle

Shelling of Newcastle
Part of the Pacific War, World War II
Date 8 June 1942 Location Newcastle, New South Wales Result indecisive
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.