Nice one :sunny:

Spent a few days going through this book.
(Finally!)

If your one wanting nitty-gritty details? This is THE book for you!
I'd say it's the source for nearly any tidbit of information regarding the Cyclops from the day it was planned through it's disappearance.

The amount of information is staggering and shows the amount of research time involved!
:o

Not for the faint of heart, this Book will answer nearly any question you could ever have about the Cyclops.

Combined with the disappearance of her sister ships 71 years ago?
The crazy Triangle theories are just that.

This is a book of facts.
Well worth the price!!
:rock:

I have Q-Ships versus the U-Boats (Beyer). Is in this book U.S.S. Cyclops something new compared to the mentioned book?

Your book probably refers to the British merchant, Cyclops.

http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/1243.html

My book is about the U.S. Naval Collier, U.S.S. Cyclops.

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/s...-c/cyclops.htm

Oh, OK, thanks Privateer.

This one?,http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/...bin/n13451.jpg

Yep. That's the ship i'm reading about.

Here's something I found out on the 'Net.
This year the Boxing Hall of Fame inducted a fighter known as 'Cocoa Kid'.
His connection to the Cyclops?
His father was aboard when she went missing.
:nope:

Hmmm..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Lewis_Hardwick a.k.a. "Cocoa Kid"

I mentioned this book gets to the nitty-gritty details didn't I?
:hmmm:

Here's what I mean!

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...6/100_0671.jpg

I blacked out the text cause I don't want issues about that!
What's left is the footnotes to references!
HOLY CRAP!!
A whole 'nother source of information that can be followed up!
And this is only page 6 and 7!
:o

In other words, much information remains :yep:

The first section deals with how this Class of Colliers came about includeing all the proposals, contracts, bidding, Congress, blah blah blah.


Being in Commercial Construction/Destruction?
I'm use to Contracts and such.
So this section interests me and reminds me why we never bid Government projects!
:haha:

I guess the competition is fierce in the market, and that there is a false game under the table with black money,:hmmm:

St. Nazaire, which us SH players are aware of, had a visitor in 1917.
Listed as one of the escort vessels for Group III was the Cyclops.

There's a plaque there.
Can't wait to read about that Convoy!!
:yep:

Aye and your PM called it spot on http://www.psionguild.org/forums/ima...es/whistle.gif

It seems to be a thick book, how many pages are there,:o