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Violet Jessop was a cruise-ship stewardess who survived not one, but two cruise-ship sinkings during her career.
Violet Jessop () was a maritime stewardess and nurse who survived the sinking of both the Titanic and Britannic..
Violet Jessop
Titanic and Britannic crew member (1887–1971)
Violet Constance Jessop | |
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Jessop in her Voluntary Aid Detachment uniform while assigned to HMHS Britannic. | |
| Born | (1887-10-02)2 October 1887 Bahía Blanca, Argentina |
| Died | 5 May 1971(1971-05-05) (aged 83) Great Ashfield, Suffolk, England |
| Occupation(s) | Maritime stewardess, nurse |
| Spouse | John J. Lewis (m. 1923; div. 1924) |
Violet Constance Jessop (2 October 1887 – 5 May 1971) was an Irish-Argentine ocean liner stewardess and Voluntary Aid Detachment nurse in the early 20th century.
Jessop is best known for having survived the sinking of both RMS Titanic in 1912 and her sister shipHMHS Britannic in 1916, as well as having been aboard the eldest of the three sister ships, RMS Olympic, when it collided with the British warship HMS Hawke in 1911.[1][2]
Early life
Born on 2 October 1887,
