The captain USS Cyclops (AC-4)

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lieutenant commander george w. worley, united states naval reserve.


investigations office of naval intelligence revealed captain worley born johan frederick wichmann in sandstedt, hanover, germany in 1862 (the official navy register lists date of birth 11 december 1865), , had entered america jumping ship in san francisco in 1878. 1898, had changed name worley (after seaman friend), , owned , operated saloon in san francisco s barbary coast. got brothers whom had convinced emigrate. during time had qualified position of ship s master, , had commanded several civilian merchant ships, picking , delivering cargo (both legal , illegal; accounts opium) far east san francisco. unfortunately, crews of these ships reported worley suffered personality allegedly akin of hms bounty s captain william bligh; crew being brutalized worley trivial things. worley commissioned lieutenant commander in naval auxiliary reserve on 21 february 1917.


naval investigators discovered information former crew members worley s habits. berate , curse officers , men minor offenses, getting violent; @ 1 point, had allegedly chased ensign ship pistol. saner times find him making rounds ship dressed in long underwear , derby hat. worley have inexperienced officer in charge of loading cargo on ship while more experienced man confined quarters. in rio de janeiro, 1 such man assigned oversee loading of manganese ore, collier not used carrying, , in instance ship overloaded, may have contributed sinking. serious accusation against worley was pro-german in wartime , may have colluded enemy; indeed, closest friends , associates either german or americans of german descent. many germanic names appear, livingston stated, speculating ship had many german sympathizers on board. 1 of passengers on final voyage alfred louis moreau gottschalk, consul-general in rio de janeiro, roundly hated pro-german sympathies worley. livingston stated believed gottschalk may have been directly involved in collaborating worley on handing ship on germans. after world war i, german records checked ascertain fate of cyclops, whether worley s hand or submarine attack. nothing found.


near time search cyclops called off, telegram received state department charles ludlow livingston, u.s. consul on barbados:



secretary of state
washington, d.c.
17,, 2 april p.m.
department s 15th. confidential. master cyclops stated required 6 hundred tons coal having sufficient on board reach bermuda. engines poor condition. not sufficient funds , therefore requested payment me. unusually reticent. have ascertained took here ton fresh meat, ton flour, thousand pounds vegetables, paying therefore 775 dollars. different sources gather following: had plenty of coal, alleged inferior, took coal mix, had more fifteen hundred tons. master alluded others damned dutchman, apparently disliked other officers. rumored disturbances en route hither, men confined , 1 executed; had prisoners fleet in brazilian waters, 1 life sentence. united states consul-general gottschalk passenger, 231 crew exclusive of officers , passengers. have names of crew not of officers , passengers. many germanic names appear. number telegraphic or wireless messages addressed master or in care of ship delivered @ port. telegrams barbados on file head office st. thomas. have suggest scrutiny there. while not having definite grounds fear fate worse sinking though possibly based on instinctive dislike felt towards master.


livingston, consul.

some reports attribute telegram brockholst livingston, 13-year-old son of consul.








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