Raising the Japanese midget submarine
Date1942
Object number00015235
NamePostcard
MediumBlack and white photographic print on paper.
DimensionsOverall: 88 x 141 mm
ClassificationsPosters and postcards
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionPostcard of the raising of one of the Japanese midget submarines that attacked Sydney on 31 May 1942 during WWII. It is part of a series of cards from an exhibition commemorating the event.SignificanceThe attack on Sydney Harbour by the Japanese midget submarines on the night of Sunday 31 May 1942 was the first attack on Sydney by a foreign power, and brought the war home to the east coast of Australia. The arch of the Sydney Harbour Bridge can be seen in the top right corner of the postcard - a reminder of just how close the attack came to Sydneysiders.This postcard is an example of the fundraising efforts for the Royal Australian Navy Relief Fund and the King George Fund for Merchant Sailors. It was sold along with souvenirs from the wrecks during the tour of a composite midget submarine made from the recovered parts of the two wrecked submarines in 1943.
Kuramoto Instrument Manufacturing Co. Ltd, Tokyo
1939-1942