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Titanic survivor: [the newly discovered memoirs of Violet Jessop, who survived both the Titanic and Britannic disasters]
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Unsinkable Violet Jessop: Survivor of the Titanic and two other ship disasters
As Violet stepped into the lifeboat, she could be forgiven for wondering if she was cursed. Three years before, she had been a stewardess on the Titanic; a year before that, she had been on board the White Star liner RMS Olympic as it smashed into a Royal Navy warship. Was the 'unsinkable’ Violet Jessop the unluckiest or luckiest woman alive?
Violet’s early years
Violet was born on 2nd October 1887 near the city of Bahía Blanca in Argentina. The daughter of Irish immigrants, William and Katherine Jessop, she moved to England at 16 following the death of her father. After initially enrolling in a convent school, Violet left to provide money for her large family when her mother became ill. She secured a job as a stewardess aboard the RMS Orinoco, travelling between England and the Caribbean.
Working for the White Star Line
In 1911, Violet joined White Star Line and was assigned a job on the
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You'd think surviving one maritime disaster would be enough for a lifetime. But Violet Jessop wasn't just any survivor. This remarkable woman stared down the jaws of death aboard not one, not two, but three of history's most infamous shipwrecks. Was she cursed? Let's dive into the story of Violet Jessop and her incredible brushes with the Titanic, the Britannic, and the Olympic.
A Life Meant for the Sea?
Born in Argentina to Irish immigrants, Violet's life was marked by hardship from the uppstart. She battled tuberculosis as a child, a disease that often proved fatal in the late 19th century. Yet, she defied the odds, recovering fully and setting her sights on a life at sea, following in her mother's footsteps as a ship stewardess.
The Olympic's Near Miss
Violet's first encounter with disaster came in 1911 aboard the RMS Olympic, the Titanic's sister fartyg. The Olympic collided with the British warship HMS Hawke, suffering significant damage. While both ships survived, t