OT Japanese Midget Sub Found

bill clarke · 11-28-06, 03:54 AM

The japanese midget sub, M24 who with two other subs made a daring night time raid in Sydney harbour in March of 1942 has been found after 64 years.
Divers found the wreck which is believed to still hold the remains of its two crew, Sub-Lieutentant Katsuhisa Ban and Petty Officer Namori Ashibe in 70 metres of water off Sydneys northern beaches.
The other two subs were damaged and sunk by depth charges, the crew of one of them committing suicide.
The target of their attack was the USS Chicargo, the torpedoes meant for it hit the HMAS Kuttabul, an accomodation ferry, 19 naval ratings died.
The M24 escaped the harbour and appears to have headed north, but either the damage was to great (it appears to have bullet holes in the conning tower) or it's batteries gave out, the crew most probably committed suicide.
The mother sub, later shelled Sydneys eastern suburbs, damaging a store and demolishing a back yard toilet.

11-28-06, 03:54 AM	#1
bill clarke Captain Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wagga Wagga, NSW Australia Posts: 519 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	OT Japanese Midget Sub Found The japanese midget sub, M24 who with two other subs made a daring night time raid in Sydney harbour in March of 1942 has been found after 64 years. Divers found the wreck which is believed to still hold the remains of its two crew, Sub-Lieutentant Katsuhisa Ban and Petty Officer Namori Ashibe in 70 metres of water off Sydneys northern beaches. The other two subs were damaged and sunk by depth charges, the crew of one of them committing suicide. The target of their attack was the USS Chicargo, the torpedoes meant for it hit the HMAS Kuttabul, an accomodation ferry, 19 naval ratings died. The M24 escaped the harbour and appears to have headed north, but either the damage was to great (it appears to have bullet holes in the conning tower) or it's batteries gave out, the crew most probably committed suicide. The mother sub, later shelled Sydneys eastern suburbs, damaging a store and demolishing a back yard toilet.