@handyandy saidCould there have been enough lifeboats to save all the people?
On this date in 1912, the British ocean liner RMS Titanic hit an iceberg near midnight in the North Atlantic and sank two hours and forty minutes later. More than 1,500 people died, making it one of the worst peacetime maritime disasters ever.
@handyandy saidI learned about that. Would there have been space enough for lifeboats to all?
The ship was only carrying enough lifeboats for half the passengers. It went down with more than 1,000 people on board. Most of those who jumped into the water didn't survive.
@torunn saidI think the Titanic was made in Belfast despite it's maiden voyage setting off from Liverpool, but there is a lot of info about it in Liverpool's Maritime Museum. From memory the shipbuilders were so invested in the belief that they had built the unsinkable ship that numbers of life boats were chosen more with decorative appearance in mind as opposed to any reference to numbers of people on board!!
I learned about that. Would there have been space enough for lifeboats to all?
@torunn saidIt would have lalready helped if they had put as many persons into the boat as the capacity had been… That is part of the tragedy which Shows the Major Problem with "class"
Could there have been enough lifeboats to save all the people?
