Violet Jessop, a stewardess and nurse, was 25 when the Titanic went down and managed to get in a lifeboat in time. She then went to work on the Britannica, which was sunk by a German U-boat in 1916.

Of approximately 710 passengers in third class, around 174 people survived, according to Britannica. Titanic sinking: Here's what to know about why the famous ship went down. Of its total 2,240 ...