about 40 to 50 people
The lifeboats on Titanic were not filled to capacity but they did hold 712 survivors.
Titanic's fourteen standard lifeboats, at 30 ft. long, could fit about 70 people if need be. The two cutters and four Englehardts were slightly smaller and thus could carry slightly fewer people.
The full sized lifeboats could hold 65 people and the collapsible lifeboats could hold 40 people.
the capacity of the boats on Titanic was 1,178. 2,208 people were sailing her the night of the sinking. If all seats were occupied, then 1030 people would still be on Titanic (as opposed to the 1,496 that really were).
Fourteen main lifeboats with a capacity for 65 people each two emergency sea boats 40 occupants each. four collapsible boats 47 each that adds up to total of 20 boats on Titanic. If all the lifeboats were filled to it's maxium capacity, there would only have been room in them for 1178 people. half of them will die...
1,228 if all boats were filled to capacity.
The lifeboats on Titanic were not filled to capacity but they did hold 712 survivors.
About 1,200
Two boats were filled with 70 people. Lifeboats #11 and #15.
There were 16 rigid-sided lifeboats and 4 canvas-sided ("collapsible") boats, for a total of 20. Their maximum capacity was 1, 178. There were 2,223 total passengers and crew on board.
Because there weren't enough lifeboats on the ship to hold every single person on board, and the lifeboats werent even filled to full capacity, all made to hold 60 men but some were only filled with 12 people.
Titanic's fourteen standard lifeboats, at 30 ft. long, could fit about 70 people if need be. The two cutters and four Englehardts were slightly smaller and thus could carry slightly fewer people.
The full sized lifeboats could hold 65 people and the collapsible lifeboats could hold 40 people.
the capacity of the boats on Titanic was 1,178. 2,208 people were sailing her the night of the sinking. If all seats were occupied, then 1030 people would still be on Titanic (as opposed to the 1,496 that really were).
They were lowered to the water with people in them- less people than maximum capacity. People were trying so hard to get off quickly that not any were filled to the rim, which is likely the cause of so many deaths is the disaster.
Well the major problem was that the boat did not carry enough lifeboats. it only carried 20 lifeboats, which could only carry 52% of the people on board if filled to the maximum occupancy, and all the lifeboats were not completely filled.
Fourteen main lifeboats with a capacity for 65 people each two emergency sea boats 40 occupants each. four collapsible boats 47 each that adds up to total of 20 boats on Titanic. If all the lifeboats were filled to it's maxium capacity, there would only have been room in them for 1178 people. half of them will die...