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Cyclops

Ship Designation: 
-
Date Lost: 
Friday, June 14, 1918
Lost in the Bermuda Triangle
Except for a voyage to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Cyclops served along the east coast until January 9, 1918 when she was assigned to Naval Overseas Transportation Service. She then sailed to Brazilian waters to fuel British ships in the south Atlantic, receiving the thanks of the State Department and Commander-in-Chief, Pacific. She put to sea from Rio de Janiero February 16, 1918 and after touching at Barbados on 3 and 4 March, was never heard from again. Her loss with all 306 crew and passengers, without a trace, is one of the sea's unsolved mysteries.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 312

Name Service Branchsort descending
Mess Attendant 3 Ernest Moses USN
Carpenter's Mate David Overton USN
Seaman 2c James Powell USN
Fireman 1c Herman Schmiedeberg USN
Gunner's Mate 2c William Shields USN
Seaman 2c Samuel Skellenger USN
Seaman 2c Shirley Stanley USN
Fireman 2c Robert Stewart USN
Oiler Roy Swoveland USN
Quartermaster 3c Henry Thrasher USN
Chief Water Tend Birch Townsend USN
Fireman 2c William Urquhart USN
Fireman 1c Fred Waddell USN
Fireman 1c James Wall USN
Fireman 3c John Weathers USN
Ship's Cook 3c Lee Roy Welborn USN
Fireman 2c James West USN
Electrician 2c Myron Wheelock USN
Seaman 2c Wilbur Williams USN
Seaman Henry Wilson USN

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