The Unsettling Disappearance of USS Cyclops

In March 1918, the nearly 20,000-ton USS Cyclops vanished without a trace while sailing through the Bermuda Triangle. What happened to collier and the 309 souls on board remains a mystery to this day. Watch or listen to this episode on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7Ag03HTaIDgxm0PZYTQXF0?si=myWneAakSTGLYxfnoiPqqw Join our crew over on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BigOldBoats Become a channel member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUM0WOtnJVCmNUFkNGd-rGA/join Shop Big Old Boats merch: https://www.bigoldboats.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigoldboats TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bigoldboat Music: Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/hdulva Sources: A Passage to Oblivion: The Last Voyage of the USS Cyclops by Gian Quasar https://www.history.navy.mil/research/publications/documentary-histories/united-states-navy-s/coal.html https://www.shipscribe.com/usnaux/AC/AC04.html https://maint.loc.gov/law/help/statutes-at-large/60th-congress/session-1/c60s1ch166.pdf https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/baltimore-bound-uss-cyclops-vanished-100-years-ago-its-fate-remains-a-mystery/2018/03/15/f50a3682-279f-11e8-bc72-077aa4dab9ef_story.html https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1969/july/cyclops-mystery https://unwritten-record.blogs.archives.gov/2021/10/28/her-loss-remains-unknown-the-mysterious-disappearance-of-the-uss-cyclops-ac-4/ https://navyhistory.org/2013/06/unanswered-loss-uss-cyclops-march-1918/ https://doughboy.org/from-all-walks-of-life-sailors-of-the-uss-cyclops/ Chapters: 00:00 USS Cyclops 1:10 Chapter 1: One-Eyed Monster 5:58 Chapter 2: Balmy Tropical Nights 10:26 Chapter 3: The Final Voyage 13:55 Chapter 4: Searching for the Monster 17:02 Chapter 5: Exploring the Enigma 20:35 Chapter 6: Proteus & Nereus Disclaimer: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you. Thank you for supporting my channel so I can continue providing free high-quality historical content.