¿Cuántos botes salvavidas tenía el Titanic?
Al igual que el Olympic, el Titanic llevaba un total de 20 botes salvavidas: 14 botes salvavidas estándar de madera Harland and Wolff con capacidad para 65 personas cada uno y cuatro botes salvavidas "plegables" Engelhardt (fondo de madera, laterales de lona plegables) (identificados como A a D) con capacidad para 47 personas cada uno. Además, tenía dos botes de emergencia con capacidad para 40 personas cada uno[71][f] El Olympic llevaba al menos dos botes plegables a cada lado de su chimenea número uno[72][73] Todos los botes salvavidas estaban estibados de forma segura en la cubierta de botes y, excepto los botes salvavidas plegables A y B, estaban conectados a pescantes mediante cuerdas. Los del lado de estribor estaban numerados del 1 al 15 de proa a popa, mientras que los del lado de babor estaban numerados del 2 al 16 de proa a popa[74].
El Titanic tenía un total de 20 botes salvavidas. Había 14 botes salvavidas con 65 plazas, cuatro botes salvavidas con 47 plazas y dos botes salvavidas con 40 plazas.
How many lifeboats did the Titanic have?
Like Olympic, Titanic carried a total of 20 lifeboats: 14 standard wooden Harland and Wolff lifeboats with a capacity of 65 people each and four Engelhardt "collapsible" (wooden bottom, collapsible canvas sides) lifeboats (identified as A to D) with a capacity of 47 people each. In addition, she had two emergency cutters with a capacity of 40 people each.[71][f] Olympic carried at least two collapsible boats on either side of her number one funnel.[72][73] All of the lifeboats were stowed securely on the boat deck and, except for collapsible lifeboats A and B, connected to davits by ropes. Those on the starboard side were odd-numbered 1–15 from bow to stern, while those on the port side were even-numbered 2–16 from bow to stern.[74]
The titanic had a total of 20 life boats. There were 14 lifeboats with 65 spots, four lifeboats with 47 spots and two lifeboats with 40 spots.