Reply #63: I stand corrected. I repeated this from a novel without varifing.

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However, there is a distinctly higher percentage of survivors in the the First and Second Class as compared to Third Class (Steerage Class)


Survivors, victims and statistics
See also: Maritime disasters, List of passengers on board RMS Titanic, and List of crew members on board RMS Titanic
Category Number aboard Number of survivors Percentage survived Number lost Percentage lost
First class 329 199 60.5 % 130 39.5 %
Second class 285 119 41.7 % 166 58.3 %
Third class 710 174 24.5 % 536 75.5 %
Crew 991 214 23.8 % 685 76.2 %
Total 2,223 706 31.8 % 1,517 68.2 %

Of a total of 2,223 people aboard the Titanic only 706 survived the disaster and 1,517 perished.<53> The majority of deaths were caused by hypothermia in the 28 °F (−2 °C) water.<54> At this water temperature, death could be expected in less than 15 minutes.<55>

Men and members of the 2nd and 3rd class were less likely to survive. Of the male passengers in second class, 92 percent perished. Less than half of third-class passengers survived.

Six of the seven children in first class survived, all of the children in second class survived, whereas less than half were saved in third class. 96 percent of the women in first class survived, 86 percent of the women survived in second class and less than half survived in third class. Overall, only 20 percent of the men survived, compared to nearly 75 percent of the women. Men in first class were four times as likely to survive as men in second class, and twice as likely to survive as those in third.<56>

Four of the eight officers survived. About 21 of the 29 able seamen survived and all of the 7 quartermasters and 8 lookouts survived. 3 of the 13 leading firemen survived, around 45 other firemen survived and around 20 of the 73 coal trimmers survived. 4 of the 33 greasers survived and 1 of the 6 mess hall stewards survived. Around 60 of the 322 stewards and 18 of the 23 stewardesses survived. 3 of the 68 restaurant staffs survived. All of the postal clerks, guarantee group and eight-member orchestra perished.