(August 5, 2023 at 1:09 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote: USS Cyclopes was one of 4 identical large coal carrier built by the US Navy just before WWI. She vanished without a trace while sailing from South America to Norfolk, and remain the largest unexplained ship loss in USN history, as well as the largest personnel loss not caused by enemy action in USN history. Later, after they were rendered redundant by the navy’s switch from burning coal to oil, 2 of thr 3 remaining sisterships were sold into merchant service. As merchant ships both also vanished without a trace while at sea.The staff at the US Naval History and Heritage Command hit me with the question "What was the largest USN ship to disappear in the Triangle." I answered "Cyclops." They were disappointed.
All three ships met their ends on journeys that would have taken them through the Bermuda Triangle.
