I-175 departed the Japanese base at Kwajalein in the central Pacific on 8 July 1942 to operate off Australia. A second group of three Japanese submarines comprising I-11, I-174 and I-175 commenced operations in mid-July. These submarines subsequently attacked merchant shipping until late June. The first group arrived in May, and launched the attack on Sydney Harbour on the 31st of the month. Two groups of Japanese submarines operated off the east coast of Australia in mid-1942. Reid had served with the British Royal Navy during World War I. Her crew comprised Captain William Reid and ten other men. As of 1942, she belonged to Cam and Sons and operated in the seas off the South Coast of New South Wales. The Dureenbee was a fishing trawler of 223 tons displacement constructed in 1919. Main article: Axis naval activity in Australian waters
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