The Foolkiller Pt 3: The Man from The East

Amid all the confusing and contradictory reporting that accompanied the discovery of The Foolkiller submarine in 1915 Chicago, there are a handful of mentions of an "Eastern man". On this episode, we look through the annals of submarine history in search of this mysterious figure.
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Reverend George Garrett's "Resurgam"

Together with Garrett, Nordenfelt built this baby

A newspaper illustration of the first test of The Nordenfelt

Nordenfelt 3, sold to The Ottomon Empire, became The Abdul Hamid. Here it is not long before it sunk after attempting to fire a torpedo

Professor Tuck's first "Peacemaker" doesn't look like a very comfortable ride, particularly for the captain, who wore a diving suit on the exterior

The Peacemaker 2 was a big improvement

Here's The Peacemaker 2 on its failed New York trial

The Distinguished Simon Lake

Lake's first submarine, the less distinguished-looking Argonaut Jr.

Though it still had wheels, The Argonaut 1 was more professional looking

Lake's first military model, The Defender

Here's one of the surprisingly few photographs of George Baker's Baker Boat

Finally, here's John Phillip Holland, the very model of a 19th century submarine inventor (just look at that mustache!) and some of his many subs