Wednesday, October 24, 2007
I Can't Quite Decide . . . . Is This Good Luck Or Bad Luck?
Violet Constance Jessop (2 October 1887 – 5 May 1971) was an ocean liner stewardess. Working for the White Star Line, Violet Jessop was on board when the RMS Olympic collided with HMS Hawke; on board the RMS Titanic when it struck an iceberg and sank killing more than 1,500 people; and, during World War I, she was serving as a nurse on board HMHS Britannic when it was sunk by a naval mine, killing 30 people. The coincidence on being on all three Olympic-class vessels when each suffered a serious hull breach has made Violet Jessop's story a popular anecdote among Titanic enthusiasts.
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