USS Cyclops
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Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Cyclops, for the Cyclopes of Greek mythology, a race of giants with only one eye.
- The first Cyclops was an ironclad steamer. Originally Kickapoo, she was rechristened Cyclops from 15 June to 10 August 1869, and then to Kewaydin.
- The second Cyclops was a collier, launched in 1910, served in World War I, she was lost in March of 1918.