Arrival of the RMS Olympic, 1911
Credit to Library of Congress.
Arrival of the RMS Olympic, 1911
Credit to Library of Congress.
Violet Jessop in her Voluntary Aid Detachment uniform while assigned to HMHS Britannic Violet Constance Jessop (2 October 1887 – 5 May 1971) was an ocean liner stewardess and nurse who achieved fame by surviving the disastrous sinkings of both the RMS Titanic and the HMHS Britannic in 1912 and 1916 respectively. In addition, she had been on board the RMS Olympic, their sister ship, when it collided with the protected cruiser HMS Hawke in 1911.
The Grand Staircase on the RMS Olympic, sister ship of the RMS Titanic
A Marconi wireless telegram from the RMS Olympic, Titanic's sister ship, reports the Carpathia's rush to the site where the Titanic went down. "Found boats and wreckage only," it says in part. "About 675 souls saved crew and passengers.