Kuttabul after sinking
Career (Australia (Sydney Ferries, RAN))
Namesake:	Aboriginal word meaning "wonderful"
Builder:	Newcastle State Dockyard
In service:	1922
Fate:	sunk
General characteristics
Length:	56 m
Beam:	11 m

HMAS Kuttabul was a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) depot ship, which was sunk by a Japanese midget submarine on 31 May 1942 during the attack on Sydney Harbour, killing 21 Australian and British naval personnel. Sydney Ferries is a state owned corporation of the New South Wales Government providing commuter Ferry services on Sydney Harbour and the Parramatta The Royal Australian Navy ( RAN) is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. A depot ship is a Ship which acts as a mobile or fixed base for other ships and Submarines or supports a Naval base. The Empire of Japan ( {{unicode|Kyūjitai}}: ja 大日本帝國 Shinjitai: ja 大日本帝国 pronounced Dai Nippon Teikoku A midget submarine is any Submarine under 150 tons typically operated by one or two but up to 6 or 8 crew with no on-board living accommodation Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In late May and early June 1942 during World War II, Submarines belonging to the Imperial Japanese Navy made a series of attacks on the cities of Sydney For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service)

Kuttabul originated as a steam ferry, built by the Newcastle State Dockyard, in Newcastle, New South Wales in 1922. A steam engine is a Heat engine that performs Mechanical work using Steam as its Working fluid. See also Merchant ship A ferry is a form of transport usually a Boat or Ship, used to carry (or ferry) passengers and The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It spent most of its life as a double-ended Sydney suburban ferry, carrying passengers across Sydney Harbour, linking the downtown ferry terminal at Circular Quay with various suburban ferry wharves, but especially the heavy route between the Quay and Milsons Point. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Sydney Ferries is a state owned corporation of the New South Wales Government providing commuter Ferry services on Sydney Harbour and the Parramatta Port Jackson, containing Sydney Harbour, is the natural harbour of Sydney Australia Sydneyferries4JPG|right|thumb| Ferries moored at Circular Quay]]Circular Quay1 Milsons Point is a Suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Made redundant by the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932, Kuttabul was laid up, along with its sister ship, Koompartoo. } The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a Steel arch bridge across Sydney Harbour that carries rail vehicular and pedestrian traffic between the Sydney central business ^[1] After the outbreak of World War II, Kuttabul was requisitioned by the RAN, and moored at the Garden Island naval base to provide accommodation for Allied naval personnel. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Garden Island is an inner-city locality of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ^[1]

As a ferry, Kuttabul was rated at 448 gross and 201 net tonnes (1269 and 569 m³), being 183' (56 metres) long, with a beam of 36' (11 metres), capable of seating approximately 2,250 passengers. Kuttabul and Koompartoo were the largest ferries ever operated on the inner harbour ferry routes. They were constructed of steel, with wooden decks and superstructure.

On the night of 31 May-1 June 1942, a group of five Imperial Japanese Navy submarines made a series of attacks on Sydney. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For Combined Fleet, please see that article For Carrier Striking Task Force, please see that article During these attacks, three Ko-hyoteki class midget submarines entered Sydney Harbour with the intention of attacking Allied shipping. History Fifty were built The "A Target" name was assigned as a ruse—if their design was prematurely discovered by Japan's foes the Japanese Navy could insist that The Allies of World War II were the countries officially opposed to the Axis powers during the Second World War. A torpedo launched by one of these submarines "M24", and aimed at the heavy cruiser USS Chicago, missed its target and instead passed under HMAS Kuttabul. The modern torpedo (historically called an automotive automobile locomotive or fish torpedo is a self-propelled explosive Projectile weapon launched above or below The heavy cruiser was a type of Cruiser, a naval Warship designed for long range high speed and an armament of naval guns roughly 8in in calibre Pre-war service After a Shakedown cruise to Honolulu, Tahiti, and American Samoa, Chicago departed Mare Island The torpedo exploded against the stone breakwater Kuttabul was moored against, causing extensive damage and killing 21 of its occupants. ^[1] The ferry was sunk. Later one of its wheelhouses was salvaged and served for many years as a police guard house. A guardhouse (also known as a watch house, guard building, guard booth, guard shack, security booth, security building, The wheelhouse is now exhibited at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, together with a composite midget submarine comprising the wreckage of two of the Japanese vessels involved. The Australian War Memorial is Australia 's national memorial to the members of all its armed forces and supporting organisations who have died or participated Canberra ( is the capital city of Australia With a population of over 340000 it is Australia's largest inland City.

The Garden Island base was later renamed HMAS Kuttabul, in memory of the sinking and its victims.

The "M24" was later lost. See [1]

References

• ^  Sydney Heritage Fleet. List of Ships and Other Vessels F to K. Retrieved November 28, 2005. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.