USS Cyclops Disappearance In March 1918, the USS Cyclops disappeared without a trace. The USS Cyclops was a United State Navy cargo ship built to carry coal and refuel ally ships during World War 1. The captain of the USS Cyclops was Lieutenant Commander George W. Worley. The USS Cyclops is famous for mysteriously disappearing in the Bermuda Triangle. The Bermuda Triangle is known for being a weird and deadly trap for any aircraft and ship that enter. The USS Cyclops is just one of the many mysteries that took place in this region. Many people don’t know what to believe but the history, mystery, evidence, and theories behind the disappearance of the USS Cyclops might help you decide (Barclay, 2010). Graphic Representation The picture that …show more content…
On March 3rd, 1918, the USS Cyclops made a stop in the Barbados to load more supplies and fuel. On March 4th, 1918, the Cyclops left the Barbados and was heading to Baltimore, Maryland. The Cyclops was expected to reach Baltimore on March 13th but never arrived at its destination and was never seen or heard from again. Its disappearance has been studied and picked through for decades (Bhattacharya, Date Published: Unknown). Description of the …show more content…
When the USS Cyclops reached Rio de Janeiro on January 28th, 1918, 10,000 tons of manganese ore was loaded onto the ship. The Cyclops max capacity was only 8,000 tons. On top of that, the ship was already experiencing structural failure (Corrosion on the beams, structure, & engine problems). The Cyclops may have hit a storm as well (34-56 mph winds). This evidence can be reinforced by two of the Cyclops’ sister ships. The Proteus and Nereus also disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle (During World War 2) and both ships were carrying heavy loads of some sort of metal ore. This would make certain areas of the ship very weak like the middle which was already strained/weak to begin with. All this leads many to believe that the Cyclops most likely sank in a storm and all its contents scattered across the ocean. What is frustrating to a lot of investigators is that even this theory is just pure speculation. The disappearance of the USS Cyclops in the Bermuda Triangle also makes many people wonder if something even weirder and crazier could have happened. At the moment, there is no evidence linking the crazy theories about the Bermuda Triangle to the USS Cyclops disappearance (Russo,