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Experts 'find' submarine buried in town park

HMS E52 was one of 58 boats in her class built for the fledgling Silent Service

Whether or not the boat was actually underneath Coronation Park in Dartmouth is a question that has intrigued residents and historians for years.identified the vessel as HMS E52The University of Winchester used radar to scan the park and found an outline of what is thought to be the vessel.It said the vague outline could be made out on the radar scans as well as a second object, possibly a German torpedo boat, longer but more narrow.

Serving submariner Lt Kemp, who teaches navigation at Britannia Royal Naval College, identified the craft as the Royal Navy submarine HMS E52.The navy said the park covered an area of about 20,000 square metres - roughly the size of three football pitches and 80 times the size of the submarine.Using radar the team came to the conclusion that E52 "probably lies in the north east corner of the park".

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