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Hell Ship: The Last Voyage of the USS Cyclops
Not since the first novels about the mutiny on the Bounty has a high seas drama of adventure, politics and treachery, captured the senses as Hell Ship. In January 1918 a US supply vessel, the USS Cyclops, set sail with an angry crew and a bitter captain. Forty of the men had just brought accusations against him for drunkenness and abuse. Every league she sailed tensions increased. The captain had the Exec. arrested. He treated the men like dogs and began walking the bridge at night in his longjohns and a derby hat. By the time the vessel made an unscheduled stop at Barbados, she was a hell ship. After the great ship left, she vanished, leaving in her wake rumors of mutiny and an illegal execution at sea.
392 pages, Paperback
First published May 6, 2011
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May 25, 2025
The first part of the book is a Novel. Keep that in mind as you read. The second part is factual and I found it very informative. This is not a complete Fiction book and or a complete Non-fiction book. Overall I found it a good read as well as a few bits of new information that I did not know. If the USS Cyclops' story is of interest to you give this book a chance.
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