The Idaho (official No. 58,901) was an iron screw steamer, brig-rigged, built at Jarrow, County Durham, in 1869. She was powered by two simple surface-condensing engines rated at a combined 440 horsepower. The Idaho was a sister ship to the Nevada. The Idaho was fitted out to carry 72 first-class passengers, and 800 steerage passengers.
Officers gathered on the after deck of the steamship Idaho of the Guion Line
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Chronological History
| Year |
Event |
| 1869 |
Feb. 13, launched |
| 1869 |
Apr. 13, maiden voyage Liverpool - Queenstown - New York |
| 1870 |
Liverpool → New York Aug. 7. Liverpool & Great Wester Steam Ship Company. |
| 1870 |
Liverpool → New York Sept. 18. Liverpool & Great Wester Steam Ship Company. |
| 1871 |
Liverpool → New York June 4. Liverpool & Great Western Steam Ship Company<BR>Agent DHrr. Blichfeldt & Co., Christiania. |
| 1871 |
Liverpool → New York July 15 |
| 1871 |
Liverpool → New York Aug. 28. Agent DHrr. Blichfeldt & Co., Christiania. |
| 1871 |
Liverpool → New York Oct. 8. Agent DHrr. Blichfeldt & Co., Christiania. |
| 1871 |
Liverpool → New York Nov. 19 |
| 1872 |
Liverpool → New York June 16. Agent DHrr. Blichfeldt & Co., Christiania. |
| 1872 |
Liverpool → New York July 28. Also reported arrive 1872-07-29. |
| 1872 |
Liverpool → New York Sept. 8. Agent DHrr. Blichfeldt & Co., Christiania. |
| 1873 |
Liverpool → New York May 17 |
| 1873 |
Liverpool → New York June 29. Agent DHrr. Blichfeldt & Co., Christiania. |
| 1874 |
Liverpool → New York May 25. Agent O. Jacobsen, Christiania. |
| 1874 |
Liverpool June 24 → New York July 5. Agent O. Jacobsen, Christiania. |
| 1874 |
Liverpool Aug. 5 → New York Aug. 16. Agent O. Jacobsen, Christiania. |
| 1878 |
June 1, wrecked on the coast of Wexford, Ireland |
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