SS Abessinia

Supposedly the largest vessel wrecked on the Farne Islands, The Abessinia lies down the western slope of the Knivestone reef as deep as 17m. [Citation
author = Dave Cordes
year = 2008
title = "Abessinia" - Knivestone.
url = http://www.dcordes.freeuk.com/farnes.htm#abessinia
accessdate=20080914] This 5735 ton German steamer was built in 1900 by Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Co. Ltd., Jarrow & Hebburn-on-tyne with a 642hp triple-expansion engine. [Citation
author = The Wreck Site
year = 2007
title = Abessinia SS
url = http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?512
accessdate=20080914] . 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 coord|55|38.78|N|1|36.27|W|display=inline,title.

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See also

* Recreational diving
* Shipwrecks
* List of shipwrecks