Last survivor of the Titanic dies at the age of 97

[gb2004]

LONDON - Millvina Dean, who as a baby was wrapped in a sack and lowered into a lifeboat in the frigid North Atlantic, died Sunday, having been the last survivor of 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31030935

An interesting read.

[NascarGirl2448]

Sounds like this lady had a long, interesting life. RIP

[CHUG]

As a side note, my Grandmothers aunt had the rather dubious honour of having survived the shipwrecking of all three Olympic class liners.

Violet Jessup was stewardess on the Olympic when she collided with HMS Hawke, although it put a gash in her hull and caused the flooding of two watertight compartments the ship made it safely back to Southampton. Her next job was aboard the Titanic, and I don't think I need to tell anyone what happend next. Finally during WWI she was a nurse aboard the Britanic, which had been converted to a hospital ship when it was either torpedoed by a U boat or struck a mine. Once again survived the sinking.

You'd think that Violet would have had enough of her maritime career by this time, not a bit of it. After the war she returned to work on the repaired Olympic liner (personally I wouldn't have employed her as she was obviously cursed).

Violet Jessup died peacfully in 1971.

[DaGooseMon]

As a side note, my Grandmothers aunt had the rather dubious honour of having survived the shipwrecking of all three Olympic class liners.

Violet Jessup was stewardess on the Olympic when she collided with HMS Hawke, although it put a gash in her hull and caused the flooding of two watertight compartments the ship made it safely back to Southampton. Her next job was aboard the Titanic, and I don't think I need to tell anyone what happend next. Finally during WWI she was a nurse aboard the Britanic, which had been converted to a hospital ship when it was either torpedoed by a U boat or struck a mine. Once again survived the sinking.

You'd think that Violet would have had enough of her maritime career by this time, not a bit of it. After the war she returned to work on the repaired Olympic liner (personally I wouldn't have employed her as she was obviously cursed).

Violet Jessup died peacfully in 1971.

Awesome story Chug.

[Samm]

Sounds like this lady had a long, interesting life. RIP

Long, yes... interesting, no.

Born in London on Feb. 2, 1912, Elizabeth Gladys "Millvina" Dean spent most of her life in the English seaside town of Southampton, Titanic's home port. She never married, and worked as a secretary, retiring in 1972 from an engineering firm.

Had she not been a Titanic survivor, she would not even be a footnote in history.

[Samm]

As a side note, my Grandmothers aunt had the rather dubious honour of having survived the shipwrecking of all three Olympic class liners.

Violet Jessup was stewardess on the Olympic when she collided with HMS Hawke, although it put a gash in her hull and caused the flooding of two watertight compartments the ship made it safely back to Southampton. Her next job was aboard the Titanic, and I don't think I need to tell anyone what happend next. Finally during WWI she was a nurse aboard the Britanic, which had been converted to a hospital ship when it was either torpedoed by a U boat or struck a mine. Once again survived the sinking.

You'd think that Violet would have had enough of her maritime career by this time, not a bit of it. After the war she returned to work on the repaired Olympic liner (personally I wouldn't have employed her as she was obviously cursed).

Violet Jessup died peacfully in 1971.

The old time sailors always claimed it was bad luck to have women on board a ship... maybe they were right. ;)

[notluzn]

Long, yes... interesting, no.



Had she not been a Titanic survivor, she would not even be a footnote in history.Come on man, Is this needed?

[Samm]

Come on man, Is this needed?

That was a direct response to an unfounded statement that this woman lead an interesting life. As far as we know from the story, she lead a very ordinary life. That statement of fact does not say anything bad about her. MOST of us lead ordinary lives.

[LouC]

...MOST of us lead ordinary lives.

Then you have another group that is lead by ordinary lives despite their attempts to have it otherwise. :doh:

[XTankLt]

For you old romantics.

Celine singing "My heart will Go On" and some film clips.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZXy1VL7QdU&feature=related

[NascarGirl2448]

For you old romantics.

Celine singing "My heart will Go On" and some film clips.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZXy1VL7QdU&feature=related

That is still one of my favorite songs