The first lifeboats were not filled for several reasons: Nobody was sure Titanic was going to sink, and it seemed safer to stay on the vessel than to take seats on small boats.
A passenger liner. Designed to transport people across oceans in style. Its official description: White Star Line, Olympic Class Ocean Liner
play darts, play shuffleboard, go smoke, or just relax on the boat deck
1,496 people died on Titanic.
1st class were 1,000 2nd class were 80 and 3rd class was 30
The first boat was launched from Titanic at 12:40 AM.
The Carpathia rescued the Titanic passenegers that were in lifeboats.
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A boat load of people.
Strictly speaking, Titanic was not a cruise boat. She was a destination boat. She was only meant for transatlantic crossings and to make people feel comfortable on the way.
There was a total of 2201 people on board the Titanic. Out of those people, only 711 people survived the ordeal, while and astounding 1,490 people lost there lives. Here is a list of the names of all the first class passengers reported to be on the ship --> http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-first-class-passengers/ Here is a list of the names of all the second class passengers reported to be on the ship --> http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-second-class-passengers/ Here is a list of the names of all the third class passengers reported to be on the ship --> http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-third-class-passengers/
17 year old jack Thayer survived the titanic. he was born on the 24th of December in 1894 and died because of a knife wound in 1945 he was 67 years old when he died he was a 1st class passenger on the titanic later rescued in life boat b
Of the 2,208 people on board Titanic, 1,496 died; 68%.