Wyoming
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| Name | Wyoming | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 8.062 tons | ||
| Completed | 1930 - Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack | ||
| Owner | Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, Paris | ||
| Homeport | Le Havre | ||
| Date of attack | 15 Mar, 1943 | Nationality:  French | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-524 (Freiherr Walter von Steinaecker) | ||
| Position | 40.18N, 28.56W - Grid CE 5326 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 127 (0 dead and 127 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | UGS-6 | ||
| Route | New York - Casablanca | ||
| Cargo | 5500 tons of general cargo, including food, medical supplies, steel mats | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 21.00 hours on 15 Mar, 1943, the Wyoming in convoy UGS-6 was hit by two torpedoes from U-524 and sank in eight minutes. The crew and 30 passengers (US Army Airforce personnel) abandoned ship and were picked up by USS Champlin (DD 601) and landed at Casablanca. | ||
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