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Violet Constance Jessop (2 October 1887 – 5 May 1971) was an Irish-Argentine ocean liner stewardess and nurse in the early 20th century. Jessop is best known for having survived the sinking of both the RMS Titanic in 1912 and her sister ship the HMHS Britannic in 1916, as well as having been onboard the eldest of the three sister ships, the ...
Stewardess Violet Jessop survived both the sinking of the Titanic and that of her sister ship the Britannic in 1916.
Sep 15, 2017 · The Britannic sank in 57 minutes, killing 30 people and nearly taking Jessop’s life as well. As the ship sank, the propellers were still spinning and began sucking lifeboats under them. Jessop jumped out of her lifeboat to safety but received a traumatic head injury in the process.
Apr 15, 2022 · Here are seven remarkable facts about the “unsinkable” Violet Jessop. 1. Violet Jessop worked at sea to support her family. Jessop was born in 1887, the eldest child of an Irish couple...
Sep 4, 2023 · Stewardess Violet Jessop was onboard and survived the shipwrecks of the Titanic, the Olympic, and the Britannic!
Sep 27, 2019 · This is the story of Violet Jessop, an Irish woman who survived not one, not two, but THREE of the most catastrophic ship disasters of the 20th century. After suffering through a childhood plagued with a serious illness, the ever-lucky Violet went on to survive the crash and near-sinking of RMS Olympic in 1911, the sinking of the Britannic in ...
Was the 'unsinkable’ Violet Jessop the unluckiest or luckiest woman alive after being involved in three major incidents at sea?
Mar 13, 2023 · Born in Argentina in 1887, Violet Constance Jessop was the daughter of Irish Catholic immigrants who relocated to South America and became sheep farmers. Her childhood was plagued by...
Tracy V. Wilson and Holly Frey bring you the story of Violet Jessop, a stewardess and nurse in the early 20th century, who — depending on how you see it — either was the luckiest lady to stay afloat at sea or one who probably should've stopped tempting fate by boarding any ocean-going vessel.
Jul 15, 2020 · Nicknamed “Miss. Unsinkable” Violet Jessop was an Irish-Argentine stewardess, nurse and memoirist. She survived 3 tragedies occurring on the White Star Line, including the sinking of the RMS Titanic.
