SS Normannia

SS Normannia was a steamship. It was built in Glasgow, Scotland by Fairfield Govan. It was completed in 1890 and launched 9 February of that year. It was owned by the Hamburg America Line. Normannia was 152.40 m long and 17.53 m wide. It was hit by a tidal wave in January 1894 en route from New York, New York to Algiers, Algeria. In 1898, it was purchased by the Spanish Navy for use in the Spanish-American War. The following year it was acquired by the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique for debt payment.