USS Cyclops (AC-4) was the second of four Proteus -class colliers built for the United States Navy several years before World War I. Named after the Cyclops, a race of giants from Greek mythology, …

More than a century later, the mystery of the USS Cyclops (AC-4), the greatest noncombat loss of life the Navy ever experienced, remains unsolved. What happened to her? Where did she go? The USS …

Jul 31, 2018 · This was the question on many people’s minds in March 1918, when an enormous collier, the USS Cyclops, disappeared on a voyage between the West Indies to Baltimore. A century on, it’s …

Sep 18, 2023 · What happened to the USS Cyclops and has it been found? Discover the story of this fascinating mystery in this five-minute guide.

Nov 9, 2024 · At 542 feet in length with a top speed of 14.61 knots, the Cyclops was among the largest and fastest Navy ships in service. She was constructed at the William Cramp & Sons Ship and …

Jul 29, 2018 · Named for the fierce one-eyed giants of Greek mythology, the USS Cyclops was a beast of a ship. At 540 feet long and 65 feet wide, it was the largest collier in the United States Navy and …

One of the mysteries of the war is the disappearance of the collier USS Cyclops. Prior to World War I, the collier supported U.S. warships in European waters, off the Atlantic seaboard and in...

Jan 31, 2025 · The disappearance of the USS Cyclops and her 306-member crew in 1918 remains one of the greatest unsolved maritime mysteries of all time. The incident also marks the single biggest …

Mar 3, 2025 · In early March 1918, the USS Cyclops set sail from Barbados, bound for Baltimore. She carried manganese ore vital to the war effort. But somewhere in the vast expanse of the Atlantic, she …

In 1918, the collier ship USS Cyclops left Rio de Janeiro bound for Baltimore. After an unplanned stop in Barbados, she headed north and was never heard from again. 306 people were onboard at the time …