Bombardment of Curaçao

The Bombardment of Curaçao refers to a 1942 German naval bombardment of a Bullen Baai Company petroleum storage facility on the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao during World War II. The raids purpose was to ignite and destroy the petroleum held on Curaçao. This attempt failed and the German U-boat responsible was unsuccessfully engaged by a Dutch shore battery

Bombardment of Curaçao
Part of the Battle of the Caribbean in ww2

Curaçao, the oil farm was located on the coast west of Willemstad.
Date19 April 1942
Location
near Willemstad, Curaçao, Dutch Antilles, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean
Result

Dutch victory

  • No casualties
  • U-boat driven off
Belligerents
Netherlands  Germany
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Ernst Kals
Strength
10 soldiers
2 naval guns
1 shore battery		 1 U-boat
Casualties and losses
none none
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