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Discovered in 1915, this mystery submarine is considered by some  to be hoax, or by others to be the real thing.

Image of the raising of a submarine called the Foolkiller from the icy Chicago River in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. A barge with a crane is on the left side of the image, and a tugboat is behind the submarine in the center of the image. A snow-covered quay with people on it is on the right. A man is walking on a gangplank between the barge and the tugboat, and a small rowboat is next to the submarine. Text reads Foolkiller submarine being raised from river at Wells Street Bridge. (DN-0065726, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History Museum. )

Image of a crane raising a submarine called the Foolkiller from the bottom of the Chicago River at the Wells Street Bridge in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. The submarine is being lowered on to a barge, and it appears that two men on the barge are running to get out of the way. (DN-0065730, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History Museum. )

Apparently it was featured as a local attraction for a few years until vanishing into history…

For more info on the Foolkiller, there is a 1982 book that is largely made of unobtainaum  and Chicago Unbelievable for whom the foolkiller is like Dr David Bannister to the reporter Jack McGee–always just one set of stretched out jeans too far..