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Too many lifeboats were deemed unnecessary because they were seen as only being used to transport passengers from ship-to-ship, not as autonomous life-saving craft.

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How many lifeboats were on the titinic?

There were only 20 lifeboats on the Titanic. They thought lifeboats looked bad, and said the Titanic was unsinkable, so they decided they were unneeded. Unfortunately, this turned out to be a very bad decision.


What part of speech is lifeboats?

Lifeboats are a thing, so it is a noun.


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so they could produce more babies and have more people.lol


What happened to the lifeboats when the ship went down?

All the lifeboats were discharged but there was nowhere to go so they waited for help.


How many lifeboats where on the titanic and how many should there have been?

There should have been at least 20 lifeboats and the lifeboats the titanic released that night where not all the way full so a lot of people died more than necessary.


Was the Titanic bad?

The Titanic was a tragedy in that there were twenty lifeboats that went down only half full of passengers. Those twenty lifeboats were only enough to hold half again of the total occupation of the entire ship. Today's ships must have enough lifeboats to carry each and every person riding the ship.


How many lifeboats are on cruiseships?

there was 12 lifeboats.


What was the number of lifeboats aboard the titanic?

16 lifeboats 16 lifeboats plus 4 collapsibles


Were there fifteen lifeboats on the titanic?

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Were there 50 lifeboats on Titanic?

No, there were only 20 lifeboats.


Where are the lifeboats kept when not in use?

Were are the lifeboats kept when not in use?


8 How many lifeboats were on board and why?

Lifeboats were needed in case of a disaster out at sea and since the Titanic hit an iceberg, an evacuation was necessary. 20 lifeboats were onboard; 16 wooden ones and 4 collapsible. There was supposed to be 36 but the number was shortened because the deck looked crowded and "unsightly" with so many. And people didn't think that a ship that supposedly unsinkable would need so many lifeboats onboard.