PHOTO: SUPPLIEDExcavation at the new Dunedin Hospital site could reveal a surprise — in the form of a submarine. Named Platypus, the submarine was built in 1873 by Thomas and Sparrow, of Dunedin. Underground Overground Archaeology director Hayden Cawte said he had a hunch the submarine may be found in the excavation. His company was contracted to advise on the heritage and archaeological components of the new Dunedin Hospital project. The other components of Platypus are on display outside the Middlemarch Museum, which has received funding to develop a covered space for the submarine.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 13, 2020 15:31 UTC