(The Forgotten Survivor of the Olympic Class)

Arthur John Priest was born into a Poor Family in England and was one of the Twelve children in the Family, Priest In his early teens worked as a Stoker.

What is not known about Arthur John Priest while working as a Stoker he survived Four Sinking Ships and two major Collisions. Those Two Collisions were RMS Asturias and RMS Olympic and the Four Sinkings were RMS Titanic, HMS Alcantara (which were sunk by a naval battle), HMHS Britannic, (Sunk by a Seamine), and SS Donegal (Torpedoed). Priest is barely recognized by a few people, and After the sinking of SS Donegal he retired from the sea and would live out throughout his life in Southampton, UK. And would die in 1937.

It's quite amazing for a Man like him to survive 6 Major Incidents but isn't known for it. His Story is quite underrated.

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