“Miss Unsinkable”: The Woman Who Miraculously Escaped Death Aboard the Titanic and her Sisters
Violet Jessop had the propensity to be around major naval disasters and lived to tell about them…
Who would you truly call fortunate? Is it the one who lives a relatively uneventful life or someone who experiences great misfortunes, yet is lucky enough to escape them unharmed?
Before answering, consider the case of Violet Jessop, an ocean liner stewardess, memoirist, and nurse who survived the disastrous sinking of the RMS Titanic (1912) and her sister ship, the HMHS Britannic (1916). In addition, she escaped unharmed the collision of the British cruiser, HMS Hawke with the RMS Olympic (1911), the oldest of the Olympic-class ships.
Violet Jessop had the propensity to be around major naval disasters and lived to tell about them.
This is her incredible story.
Early Life
Violet Constance Jessop was born in Argentina on October 2, 1887. As a child, she contracted tuberculosis and despite doctors giving her only months to live, she overcame the odds and managed to recover. At the age of 16, she witnessed the death of her father and after this tragic loss, her family decided to move back to Europe. Having returned to England, Violet gets her first stewardess…
