Violet Jessop was an ocean liner stewardess who survived three of the most famous maritime disasters in history. Her remarkable journey began in 1911 when she was aboard the RMS Olympic, the sister ship to the Titanic. The massive vessel collided with a British warship, HMS Hawke, but miraculously managed to limp back to port without any fatalities.
Just one year later in April 1912, Violet boarded the brand new RMS Titanic for its maiden voyage. When the ship struck an iceberg and began sinking into the icy North Atlantic, Violet was ordered onto the deck to guide non English speakers. She was handed a baby and placed into Lifeboat 16, surviving the tragic night that claimed over fifteen hundred lives.
During World War One, Violet served as a nurse aboard the HMHS Britannic, the third Olympic class sister ship. In November 1916, the ship hit a naval mine in the Aegean Sea and sank rapidly. Violet had to jump overboard into the water, narrowly escaping moving propeller blades that killed several others around her.
Despite surviving three separate catastrophic ship accidents, Violet Jessop returned to work on passenger ships after the war. She continued sailing for decades before retiring quietly in the English countryside.
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