2006-11-24 13:58:42 · 6 answers · asked by zero l 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Of a total of 2,223 people, only 706 survived; 1,517 perished. If the lifeboats were filled to capacity 1,178 people could have been saved. Of the First Class, 199 were saved (60%) and 130 died. Of the Second Class, 119 (44%) were saved and 166 were lost. Of the Third Class, 174 were saved (25%) and 536 perished. Of the crew, 214 were saved (24%) and 685 perished. 1,347 men (80%) died, and 103 women (26%) died. 53 children (about 50%) also died. Of particular note, the entire complement of the Engineering Department, remaining at their posts to keep the ship's electrical systems running, drowned.
2006-11-24 14:13:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The answer above is off by just one passenger. Actually there were 2,227 passengers and crew aboard.
Lost at sea were 1,522 people, including passengers and crew. The 705 survivors, afloat in the ship's twenty lifeboats, were rescued within hours by the Cunard Liner, Carpathia.
2006-11-24 22:12:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
705 out of 2228 survived the titanic
2006-11-24 22:04:39 · answer #3 · answered by Zoe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, by the time they were survivors, they had all gotten off! (Sorry.)
2006-11-24 22:23:42 · answer #4 · answered by Coriander 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
none, the ones on titanic drowned
2006-11-24 23:15:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Over 1,500 of its 2,200 passengers were lost.
2006-11-25 16:12:22 · answer #6 · answered by summerbrze 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋