1,178 people
89 /90
there were 16 lifeboats when it could hold 48
Steel lifeboats can only hold up to six to eight people, but most lifeboats can hold a lot more than that. :D
There were 712 people in the lifeboats when Titanic sank.
There were 712 survivors in Titanic's lifeboats.
around 20 or 15
I believe 15 or 20
The lifeboats on Titanic were not filled to capacity but they did hold 712 survivors.
The full sized lifeboats could hold 65 people and the collapsible lifeboats could hold 40 people.
there was 12 lifeboats.
14 full size, 4 collapsible and 2 smaller lifeboats.
Titanic carried 20 lifeboats and they could hold 52% of the people on board. That was more lifeboat capicity than the law at the time required!