Between the 20 lifeboats installed, there were seats enough for 1,178 people.
712 people found seats on the lifeboats when Titanic sank. A few people were babes-in-arms and several people were sprawled out so the number would still be about the same.
Titanic carried a total of 20 lifeboats
The Titanic carried 20 lifeboats with a total seating capacity of 1,178 people
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There were 712 survivors in Titanic's lifeboats.
Rhoda (Rosa) Abbot survived the sinking of Titanic by being pulled into a lifeboat. (She was rescued on lifeboat A and then transferred to lifeboat D).
Titanic carried a total of 20 lifeboats
The Titanic carried 20 lifeboats with a total seating capacity of 1,178 people
There were 712 survivors in Titanic's lifeboats.
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There were 712 survivors in Titanic's lifeboats.
Rhoda (Rosa) Abbot survived the sinking of Titanic by being pulled into a lifeboat. (She was rescued on lifeboat A and then transferred to lifeboat D).
Rhoda (Rosa) Abbot survived the sinking of Titanic by being pulled into a lifeboat. (She was rescued on lifeboat A and then transferred to lifeboat D).
D9 was the lifeboat J.M.Brown escaped the Titanic on.
Lifeboat No.1 had 12 people in it.
Lifeboat No.1 had 12 people in it.
When the last lifeboat was launched, roughly 1,500 people were still on Titanic. This number is uncertain because many people were already in the water and some of the living were pulled into boats.
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