For other ships of the same name, see SS Abessinia.
SS Abessinia (1900) | |
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Career (Germany) | |
Name: | SS Abessinia |
Builder: | Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company |
Launched: | 1900 |
Fate: | Wrecked, 3 September 1921 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage: | 5,735 tons |
Propulsion: | 642 hp (479 kW) triple-expansion steam engine |
SS Abessinia is supposedly the largest vessel wrecked on the Farne Islands, Northumberland, England. The Abessinia lies down the western slope of the Knivestone reef as deep as 17 m (56 ft).[1] This 5,735 ton German steamer was built in 1900 by Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Co. Ltd., Jarrow and Hebburn-on-Tyne with a 642 hp triple-expansion engine.[2] She was en route with general cargo from Chile for Germany on 3 September 1921 when she sunk after hitting Knivestone Rock in Farne Islands. She sits with her boiler clear of jumble of wreckage at a depth of 18m at 55°38.78′N 1°36.27′W / 55.64633°N 1.6045°WCoordinates: 55°38.78′N 1°36.27′W / 55.64633°N 1.6045°W.
References
- ↑ Dave Cordes (2008). ""Abessinia" - Knivestone.". http://www.dcordes.freeuk.com/farnes.htm#abessinia. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
- ↑ The Wreck Site (2007). "Abessinia SS". http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?512. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
See also
- Recreational diving
- Shipwrecks
- List of shipwrecks
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