| Name: | OROTAVA |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 07/11/1896 |
| Completed: | 02/1897 |
| Builder: | William Dobson & Co |
| Yard: | Walker |
| Yard Number: | 84 |
| Dimensions: | 1621grt, 1033nrt, 242.5 x 35.3 x 16.7ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (19.5, 32.5 & 54 x 39ins), 208nhp |
| Engines by: | J Dickinson & Sons, Sunderland |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 106838 |
| History: | |
| 02/1897 | Mersey Steamship Co Ltd (Leech, Harrison & Forwood), Liverpool |
| 1909 | Cia Valenciana de Nav (La Roda Hermanos), Valencia |
| 1909 | Renamed VILLARREAL |
| 1913 | Cia Valenciana de Vapores Correos de Africa, Valencia |
| 1918 | Cia Trasmediterránea, Valencia |
| 1931 | José Ruiz, Valencia |
| 1931 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 1925: Used as a hospital ship for the Spanish-French amphibious landing in Morocco |
| 1931: Broken up at Tarragona |
Above photo as VILLARREAL courtesy of Lorenzo Diaz
Above photo as VILLARREAL courtesy of Manuel Rodrigues Aquilar
Above photo as VILLARREAL courtesy of Sanahuja Vincent Collection
Shields Daily Gazette, Monday, 09/11/1896