Last Titanic survivor dies at 97
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The last survivor of the sinking of the Titanic has died aged 97.
Millvina Dean was nine weeks old when the liner sank after hitting an iceberg in the early hours of 15 April 1912, on its maiden voyage from Southampton.
The disaster resulted in the deaths of 1,517 people in the north Atlantic, largely due to a lack of lifeboats.
Miss Dean, who remembered nothing of the fateful journey, died on Sunday at the care home in Hampshire where she lived, two of her friends told the BBC.
Her family had been travelling in third class to America, where they hoped to start a new life and open a tobacconist's shop in Kansas.
Miss Dean's mother, Georgetta, and two-year-old brother, Bert, also survived, but her father, Bertram, was among those who perished when the vessel sank.
The T.Rex they call JANE!
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I believe I also read that she died on the 98th anniversary of the Titanic's initial launch.
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April 12, I think , was the date of departure. Titanic sank on the 14th
The T.Rex they call JANE!
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Originally posted by AURaptor:
April 12, I think , was the date of departure. Titanic sank on the 14th
The T.Rex they call JANE!
Too bad I don't own a time machine because if I did I would transfer your ass back in time aboard the Titanic 1 second before it finally sinks, and NO there won't be any Leonardo Debendover's trying to save you by placing you on a floating door.
-River
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BUMP if you love french fries!
donttalkbackjustdrivethecarshutyourmouthiknowwhatyouaredontsaynothinkeepyourhandsonthewheeldontturnaroundthisisforreal
Still...what would Rorschach do?
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I love french fries.
The laughing Chrisisall
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Originally posted by RiveR6213:
Too bad I don't own a time machine because if I did I would transfer your ass back in time aboard the Titanic 1 second before it finally sinks, and NO there won't be any Leonardo Debendover's trying to save you by placing you on a floating door.
-River
Thanks, troll. Not quite relevant to the thread, but then, you are what you are.
The T.Rex they call JANE!
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She CAN be severe sometimes.
The laughing Chrisisall
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Originally posted by AURaptor:
April 12, I think , was the date of departure. Titanic sank on the 14th
The T.Rex they call JANE!
That was the maiden voyage--I'm talking about when the hull was first put in the ocean while still under construction.
From rmstitanic.net:
"On May 31, 1911, her superstructure completed, Titanic slipped gracefully into the River Lagan launched on twenty-two tons of tallow, train oil, and soap, and was towed to the fitting out basin. It was now time for the three thousand carpenters, engineers, electricians, plumbers, painters, master mechanics, and interior designers to fit the Titanic with the latest in marine technology and the most sumptuous fixtures and furniture."
That is one of those coincidences that makes me love history.
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