During the Navy's investigation, they discovered that Worley had actually been born Johan Frederick Wichmann, in Sandstedt, Hanover, Germany, and may have been a German sympathizer during World War I, and sank the ship on purpose.

海军调查时发现，沃利本名约翰·弗雷德里克·维希曼， 原名约翰·弗雷德里克·维希曼， 生于德国汉诺威桑德施泰特，一战期间可能是德国的同情者， 故意击沉这艘船。