Although the number of lifeboats was insufficient, Titanic complied with maritime safety regulations at the time and even went over regulations by adding four collapsibles. The sinking …

Explore the Titanic’s lifeboats: their construction by Harland & Wolff, and the dramatic escapes during the sinking. Discover stories of survival.

The RMS Titanic’s tragic sinking in 1912 exposed a critical flaw in maritime safety regulations: insufficient lifeboat capacity. This article explores the lifeboats of the Titanic, their capacity, …

How many lifeboats were on the Titanic? The Titanic actually carried just 20 lifeboats; 2 wooden cutters, 14 standard wooden lifeboats and 4 collapsible canvas lifeboats.

The lifeboats played a crucial role in the disaster of 14–15 April 1912. The ship infamously had too few lifeboats to evacuate all those on board; the 20 lifeboats that she carried could only take …

Discover the tragic yet heroic story of the Titanic lifeboats, their design, challenges, and lasting impact on maritime safety.

This article provides a detailed examination of Titanic's lifeboat design, their placement on the ship, and the flawed regulations that allowed such a disaster to unfold.

Titanic and her sister ships had been designed with the capability of carrying many more lifeboats than were actually provided, up to a total of 64. During the design stage, Alexander Carlisle, …

Titanic had a total of 20 lifeboats. On the night of the sinking 712 people were rescued from Titanic, all of which owe their lives to the lifeboats. Titanic only had lifeboats for around half of …

Lifeboats played a crucial role during the sinking of the Titanic on 14–15 April 1912. The ship had 20 lifeboats that, in total, could accommodate 1,178 people,...