Japanese submarine I-17 shelling of Ellwood

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:casualties none
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Kozo_Nishino
gptkbp:date February 23, 1942
gptkbp:destroyedBy oil derricks and pump house
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Japanese submarine I-17 shelling of Ellwood
gptkbp:influenced Los Angeles Air Raid (Battle of Los Angeles)
gptkbp:inspiredBy West Coast invasion fears
gptkbp:location gptkb:Ellwood_Oil_Field
near Santa Barbara, California
gptkbp:mediaCoverage widespread in U.S. newspapers
gptkbp:numberOfShellsFired about 16
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkb:Japanese_submarine_I-17
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
gptkbp:result minor damage
gptkbp:significance first Axis attack on the continental United States during World War II
gptkbp:target gptkb:Ellwood_Oil_Field
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Los_Angeles
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6