Mystery surrounds 1918 disappearance of Navy ship
By PHIL LUCIANO | Journal Star | Published: October 14, 2018
PEORIA, Ill. (Tribune News Service) -- A century ago, the USS Cyclops set off from the West Indies, laden with coal and steaming toward Baltimore.
The ship's 309 crewmen and passengers included two Peoria sailors: Ralph G. Lindquist, 21, and Harry L. Potter, 26. The Cyclops, playing a key naval refueling role since the U.S. entry into World War I the previous year, was expected to complete the 2,000-mile journey in nine days.
But the Cyclops never reached port. She's still out there, somewhere.
https://www.stripes.com/lifestyle/military-history/mystery-surrounds-1918-disappearance-of-navy-ship-1.551879
