The Wyoming was a schooner built in 1909 ... While modern vessels and those built out of steel at the time were larger, the fact that the Wyoming was constructed with wood was problematic.

Trip First of its Kind The vessel is the "Nereus", a steel schooner, square-rigged. It is 242 feet in length, 39 feet wide, with a depth of 23 feet. She has a gross tonnage of over 8,000 tons ...