SS Abyssinia
SS Abyssinia at Vancouver, June 1887 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Abyssinia |
| Namesake | Abyssinia |
| Owner |
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| Route | |
| Builder | J & G Thomson, Govan |
| Yard number | 110 |
| Launched | 3 March 1870 |
| Completed | May 1870 |
| Fate | Caught fire and sank, 18 December 1891 in the North Atlantic off Newfoundland. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | iron-hulled steamship |
| Tonnage | 3,253 GRT |
| Length | 364 ft (111 m) |
| Beam | 42 ft (13 m) |
| Propulsion | steam engine |
| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
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SS Abyssinia was a British mail liner built in 1870, and originally operated by the Cunard Line on the Liverpool–New York route. She later served the Guion Line on the same route and the Canadian Pacific Line in the Pacific. In December 1891, Abyssinia was destroyed mid-Atlantic without loss of life by a fire that started in her cargo of cotton, highlighting the danger in carrying both cotton and passengers on the same ship.