Trivia!

I mean 'Hey'

 

I was thinking the same thing, Hey!!!

 

the first german ship sunk in the greatest sea-mine disaster of World War 11.
its eazy to find so dont look

 

I remember something about a German liner sunk by a Russian sub in the greatest maritime disaster of all time, but not the name of the ship. It was initially ascribed to a sea-mine since the Russian captain was in bad standing with his commanders. Is this what you are thinking about?

 

no not the WILHELM GUSTLOFF

 

The steamer Ella, the first of 53 ships lost due to mines and the Luftwaffe.
J

 

yes

 

The USS Sailfish, ss-192 had an interresting beginning, what was it?
J

 

I had to look it up to find the answer, but I think I have it. I'll give someone else a chance to answer first, then give mine tomorrow evening.

 

Indeed I refrained from answering as I have no new questions.

 

Isn't that the sub that started as USS Squalus? Sank, survivors rescued, boat raised, sank again, raised again, finally returned to drydock, repaired, renamed, and served successfully throughout WW2.

 

That was what i was going to answer. Let's see if J agrees with us.

 

Yeah it was the Squalus.

 

Everyone knows the tragic story of Titanic, yet the entire Olympic class of ocean liners suffered bad luck.

Olympic collided with the British cruiser Hawke causing extensive damage in 1911.

Titanic struck an iceberg and sank with heavy loss of life in 1912.

Britannic hit a mine and sank in 1916.

One person survived all three of these events. Who is this person?

 

I bet that White Star would not let that person sail on one of their boats again!!!

 

Violet jessup. She survived all three Olympic class boats.

 

That's correct, bb26. Violet Jessop survived the Olympic class, but the last two ships certainly didn't survive Violet Jessop.

She was a stewardess on Olympic and Titanic and a nurse aboard Britannic when it was a hospital ship in WWI.

And while Knight makes a good point, Violet actually did continue sailing with White Star and other lines until she retired in 1950.

 

Has anyone looked at the fate of the other ships Violet Jessop sailed on?
Did any other ship sink while she was sailing on it?
I bet that she was an expert at the life boat drill!

(Warning, these are not official triva questions. Just questions that came to mind while reading the posts.)

 

Had to look up other ships of Violet Jessop.
After white star she sailed on the "Red Star Lines" on the HMS Belgenland. (She had sailed around the world on this one!)
The Belgenland was built in 1914 and originally served as a freighter and World War I troopship for the White Star Line under the name SS Belgic.
This ship was scrapped in 1936. WOW, one that did not sink!