| Name: | ABESSINIA |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 16/06/1900 |
| Completed: | 08/1900 |
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 746 |
| Dimensions: | 5753grt, 3691nrt, 452.0 x 52.2 x 28.3ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (30, 50 & 81.5 x 54ins), 642nhp |
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 11.5knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 08/1900 | Hamburg-Amerika Linie, Hamburg |
| 1920 | Under reparations control |
| 03/09/1921 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | 06/10/1914: Sheltered at Pisagua after serving as a naval collier |
| 1918: Machinery sabotaged by her crew | |
| 1920: Towed to Hamburg for repairs under reparations account | |
| 03/09/1921: Wrecked on Knavestone Rock off Longstone Lighthouse | |
| On a voyage from Hamburg to Leith for delivery to UK authorities |
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Shields Daily News, Wednesday, 20/06/1900