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 17m.[1] This 5,735 ton German steamer was built in 1900 by Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Co. Ltd., Jarrow & 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 .