The submarine slipped beneath the Atlantic during the summer of 1944 and then disappeared from history. For decades, its exact resting place remained uncertain despite wartime reports, scattered naval records and countless theories. Hidden beneath almost three miles of water, the Japanese submarine I-52 carried far more than its crew. Deep inside its hull was a valuable wartime cargo that included gold intended for Germany, strategic raw materials and medical supplies that reflected the increasingly desperate partnership between two Axis powers separated by vast oceans.
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