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Violet Constance Jessop was born on October 2, 1887 in Bahia Blanca, Argentina, and died on May 5, 1971. She was a ocean liner stewardess and a nurse. She was known for surviving the disastrous sinking of the Titanic , the Britannic and the Olympic.. She was called “ Miss Unsinkable” ( www.encyclopedia-titanica.org) Jessup was the oldest daughter. Her parents were named William & Katherine Jessop. She was the first of nine children and she spent most of her time caring for her younger siblings. As she got a little older, she became very ill with what is presumed to have been a disease called tuberculosis. She survived, even though her doctor’s predictions said her illness would be fatal. When she was only 16, her father died due to complications …show more content…

The Olympic was the largest civilian liner at the time. She was aboard the ship on September 20, 1911. There were no fatalities, and despite damage, the ship was able to make it back to port without sinking. There was a damaged perpeller blade. On April 10, 1912, Violet boarded the RMS Titanic as a stewardess. Four days later, it struck an iceberg, where the Titanic sank two hours after collision. She was ordered on lifeboat 16, and as the boat was being lowered, one of the Titanic’s officers gave her a baby to look after. After all the chaos, the next morning all the survivors were rescues by the RMS Carpathia. According to Violet, while on board the Carpathia, a woman, presumably the baby’s mother, grabbed the baby out of Jessops hands, and ran off without saying a single word. (todayifoundout.com) During World War 1, Violet served as a stewardess for the British Red Cross. On the morning of November 21, 1916, she was on board the HMHS Britannic, a white star liner that had been changed to a hospital ship, when it sank in the Aegean Sea due to a unexplained explosion. The ship sank within an hour or so, killing 30 people. The ship thought that it was either struck by a torpedo or hit a mine planted by German forces. Scientists still don’t have exact conclusions on the cause. While the Britannic was sinking, Jessop and other survivors nearly got killed by the ships perpellers that

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