SS Abessinia

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Two steamships have borne the name Abessinia, after the German name for the Ethiopian Empire:

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SS <i>Abessinia</i> (1900) German steamship and British recreational dive site

SS Abessinia was a cargo steamship of the Hamburg America Line (HAPAG). She was built in North East England in 1900, and wrecked in North East England in 1921. In her early years she sailed from Hamburg to and from China, Australia, and the East Coast of the United States. From 1907 to 1912 she sailed from Hamburg to and from the West Coast of the United States and the British Columbia Coast. In 1913 she survived a storm in the North Atlantic that swept away her rudder and disabled her propulsion. She spent the First World War in Chile. Her remains are now a wreck diving site in the Farne Islands.

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  1. "Abessinia (5601391)" . Miramar Ship Index . Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  2. "Abessinia (5604792)" . Miramar Ship Index . Retrieved 10 September 2012.