'Miss Unsinkable' on Three Ships That, Well, You Know-- Part 1: Miss Violet Jessup

All of these recent posts have been from History Channel's "6 famous coincidences."

"Miss Unsinkable" Violet Jessop was on board three giant  sister ships (Titanic, Olympic and Britannic) when disaster struck them... and lived to tell about it.

Born in Argentina to Irish immigrants, Jessop left  convent school back in Britain after her mother, a stewardess  on the Royal Mail Line, became ill.  To provide for her family, the 21-year-old became a ship stewardess as well, working for the Royal Mail Line as well before moving on to the White Star Line

Locked in a huge competition with the Cunard Line,  the White Star launched  a trio of gigantic luxury liners, the Olympic, Titanic and Britannic

In September 1911, Violet Jessop was serving aboard the Olympic on its fifth commercial voyage when the ship collided with the HMS Hawke near the Isle of Wight in Southern England.  (It was later determined that the suction from the Olympic had pulled the Hawke into the liner.)

But, That's Not All.  --Cooter

SS Tuscania Sunk in 1918 During World War I-- Part 1

From Wikipedia.

Back in February I wrote about the sinking of the SS Tuscania on February 6, 1918, after being torpedoed by a German submarine with the loss of 267 of the 2,179 American soldiers it was transporting to Europe.  In the last post I wrote about the DeKalb soldier, James Ellwood Lewis witnessing it.

Here is some more information about the Tuscania.

Was a luxury liner of the Cunard Line subsidiary Anchor Line.  Named after Tuscania, Italy.  Launched 4 September 1914.  Sunk Feb. 5, 1918.

It was 14,348 tons, 567 feet long, 66.4 foot beam.  Mounted a 4-inch naval gun mounted in October 1916.

Torpedoed by the U-77 while transporting American troops to Europe.  Two hundred and ten died.

--DaCoot

White Star Line-- Part 2: Joined With Cunard Line

In 1934, the White Star Line merged with its chief rival, the Cunard Line and the two then became known as the Cunard-White Line.  I always get the two two confused and often refer to the Titanic as a Cunard ship.

In 1950, the Cunard Line then began to operate solely by itself and did so until 2005.  It is now part of the Carnival Corporation.  So, when you go on a Carnival Cruise, you are on s hip whose company history goes back to the Titanic and into the 1800s.

Cunard ships now use the term White Star to describe the level of customer care expected.  In other words, a lot.

The first White Star Company was established in 1845 in Liverpool and focused on the United Kingdom-Australia trade routes.

Crusing With the Coot--  Cooter