William Bedloe In the 1670s he was gaoled for fraud and became an expert in all kinds of duplicity. Kenyon described him as "an experienced member of a London underworld of crime and vice of which we know almost nothing". Then in 1678, following the lead of Titus Oates, he gave an account of a supposed Popish Plot to the English government, and his version of the details of the murder of Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey was rewarded with £500. Kenyon concluded that while Bedloe probably had no direct knowledge about Godfrey's murder, he had learned enough about it from his extensive
USNS Observation Island (T-AGM-23) USNS Observation Island (T-AGM-23) USNS "Observation Island" (T-AGM-23) was built as the Mariner-class merchant ship "Empire State Mariner" for the United States Maritime Commission, launched 15 August 1953, and operated by United States Lines upon delivery on 24 February 1954, making voyages for the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) until going into reserve at Mobile, Alabama on 9 November 1954. Title was transferred to the United States Navy on 10 September 1956 and, after conversion, the ship was renamed "Observation Island". On commissioning the ship was classified as the "experimental miscellaneous auxiliary" (EAG), USS "Observation Island" (EAG-154) supporting fleet ballistic