Model Boat Mayhem

Mess Deck: General Section => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: Malcolm Reade on May 31, 2009, 09:13:04 pm

Title: Last survivor of Titanic dies aged 97.
Post by: Malcolm Reade on May 31, 2009, 09:13:04 pm
On the BBC News web site...

Millvina Dean who was 9 weeks old when the Titanic sank, has died aged 97 in a nursing home.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/8070095.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/8070095.stm)

Malc


Title: Re: Last survivor of Titanic dies aged 97.
Post by: Pointy on May 31, 2009, 09:46:37 pm
God bless her.  :((
Title: Re: Last survivor of Titanic dies aged 97.
Post by: Xtian29 on May 31, 2009, 09:55:22 pm
Hello

It's is better for her to die now rather than 88 years ago isn't it ?

Anyway are you sure to go up to 97 years old ... Nice life time  !

A+ Xtian  (http://nsa08.casimages.com/img/2009/05/31/090531105341876393.gif) (http://www.casimages.com)
Title: Re: Last survivor of Titanic dies aged 97.
Post by: Colin Bishop on May 31, 2009, 10:04:12 pm
It does make you think doesn't it? That lady was born into a world which is almost ancient history to us now. How things have changed!

Colin
Title: Re: Last survivor of Titanic dies aged 97.
Post by: gingyer on May 31, 2009, 10:26:26 pm
scary thing that the day she died was the same day the Titanic was launched
althought 97years of a differance
Title: Re: Last survivor of Titanic dies aged 97.
Post by: The long Build on May 31, 2009, 11:40:36 pm
"But in the last years of her life, she began struggling with monthly bills of £3,000 at her care home and had been in danger of losing her room."

"She began selling some of her Titanic-related mementoes to raise funds, and in April a canvas bag from her rescue was sold at auction for £1,500." It was bought by a man from London who immediately returned it to her.
How bad is that, Nice to see the buyer returned the bag and other people finanly chipped in to help out.
Title: Re: Last survivor of Titanic dies aged 97.
Post by: OMK on June 01, 2009, 07:59:01 am
Quote from: gingyer on May 31, 2009, 10:26:26 pm
scary thing that the day she died was the same day the Titanic was launched...

I'm confused at that. The lady died just this week (May), but I thought the Titanic was launched in April, and sank on the 14th.
Have I got my history dates wrong (again)?
Title: Re: Last survivor of Titanic dies aged 97.
Post by: Tester on June 01, 2009, 08:44:09 am
Titanic launched 31st May 1911, fit out completed 31st March 1912

 
Title: Re: Last survivor of Titanic dies aged 97.
Post by: OMK on June 01, 2009, 09:10:23 am
Ah, right. Now I understand what Gingyer was saying.
Thanks for the heads-up.