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Person1862 – presumed lost 1918

George W. Worley

German-born captain of the USS Cyclops on her final 1918 voyage, whose erratic conduct and suspected pro-German sympathies made him a focus of wartime suspicion after the ship vanished.

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  • USS Cyclops

    George W. Worley led USS Cyclops — Commanded USS Cyclops on her final voyage; his German birth and erratic conduct made him a focus of wartime suspicion after the ship vanished.

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What Happened to the USS Cyclops?

What happened to the USS Cyclops: the 1918 disappearance of 306 people, Captain Worley's suspicious record, and why the Navy never found an answer.