The "SS Wyoming" was built in 1870 by Palmer Bros. & Co., Jarrow on Tyne for the Guion Line. She was a 3,238 gross ton ship, length 366.2 ft x beam 43.2 ft, straight stem, one funnel, two masts (rigged for sail), iron construction, single screw and a speed of 11 knots. There was accommodation for 76-1st, 100-intermediate and 800-3rd class passengers. She sailed from Liverpool on her maiden voyage to Queenstown (Cobh) and New York on 25/11/1870. In 1874 (or earlier) she was rebuilt to 3,729 tons and on 19/11/1892 commenced her last Liverpool - New York crossing. She was scrapped in 1893.