Editing USS Cyclops Disappearance (1918) (section)

=== Anomalies at Departure ===
Several unusual circumstances were later identified in connection with the departure from Barbados:
* The American consul at Barbados reported the commander, Lt. Cdr. Worley, appeared '''"in a peculiar state of mind"''' and was experiencing difficulties with some crew members
* One of the ship's two engines was reportedly malfunctioning, meaning the vessel was operating at reduced power
* The ship was potentially '''overloaded''' for its structural specifications
* Worley had previously been investigated by Naval Intelligence for alleged pro-German sympathies during World War I
* A passenger aboard was '''Carl Wermann''', the American consul at Rio de Janeiro, who had been removed from his post after being accused of pro-German sympathies