USS Cyclops
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Two ships of the United States Navy
have borne the name Cyclops, for the Cyclopes
of Greek mythology
, a race of giants with only one eye.
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
have borne the name Cyclops, for the Cyclopes
Cyclops
A cyclops , in Greek mythology and later Roman mythology, was a member of a primordial race of giants, each with a single eye in the middle of his forehead...
of Greek mythology
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
, a race of giants with only one eye.
- The , was an ironclad steamer. Originally the Kickapoo, she was rechristened Cyclops from 15 June to 10 August 1869, and then to Kewaydin.
- The , was a collier launched in 1910. She served in World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and disappeared at sea in March 1918.