So solid crew members of the titanic
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So solid crew members of the titanic
Introduction
For many people, the biggest scandal and most poignant aspect of the Titanic story is the loss of so many third class passengers. But did you also know that a higher proportion of crew members died in the sinking?
Around three-quarters of her staff – deck crew, engine room crew, engineering crew, officers and more – died when Titanic went down. Read key facts about the crew of the Titanic below.
Crew Statistics
908 – the total number of crew members on board the RMS Titanic.
696 – the number of crew members who perished.
212 – the number of crew members who survived.
76% – the percentage of crew members who died, a higher death rate even than third class.
4 – the number of crew members who failed to get to the ship before she left Southampton, following an evening spent drinking together.
A passing train near the docks delayed their progress, and so brothers Alfred, Bertram and Thomas Slade, along with a trimmer named P