SS Rhenania is a designation that refers to a number of steamships, all of which were German-flagged vessels named Rhenania (a Latin-derived name referring to the Rhine region). The known vessels include:
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SS Rhenania (1883) – A German cargo ship built by Dobie & Co. for W. H. Muller & Co., Rotterdam. She was wrecked in 1912 on Burhou Island in the Channel Islands while en route from Rotterdam to Bilbao and Pasajes.
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SS Rhenania (1893) – A German cargo ship that sank in 1927.
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SS Rhenania (1904) – A German cargo liner that served from 1904 until 1915.
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SS Rhenania (1923) – A German cargo ship built by Nüscke & Co. in Stettin. She was sold in 1924 and renamed Marth Halm, later sold to Finnish owners and renamed Bore VII. After running aground in 1936, she was repaired and subsequently renamed Götaälv and later Bernhard Schulte.
Additionally, earlier vessels named Rhenania include a screw steamer built by Caird & Company in 1874 for the Hamburg-Amerika Packetfahrt A.G. (Hamburg America Line), which served as a passenger and cargo ship until being broken up in Genoa in 1905.
The name Rhenania was used by multiple German shipping companies, most notably the Hamburg America Line, for several steamships operating in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
