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The incident resulting in the single largest loss of life in the history of the US Navy not related to combat occurred when USS Cyclops, under the command of Lt Cdr G. W.

Worley, went missing without a trace with a crew of 309 sometime after March 4, 1918, after departing the island of Barbados.

Although there is no strong evidence for any single theory, many independent theories exist, some blaming storms, some capsizing, and some suggesting that wartime enemy activity was to blame for the loss.

In addition, two of Cyclopss sister ships, and were subsequently lost in the North Atlantic during World War II.

Both ships were transporting heavy loads of metallic ore similar to that which was loaded on Cyclops during her fatal voyage.

In all three cases structural failure due to overloading with a much denser cargo than designed is considered the most likely cause of sinking.