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Titanic ~A Social Disaster. Titanic Facts & Figures. The Titanic steamed out of Southampton on April 10, 1912 At the time ocean liner was only form of trans-Atlantic travel Wide disparity between class of passengers 1 st Class- Rich, affluent, traveling for pleasure
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Titanic Facts & Figures The Titanic steamed out of Southampton on April 10, 1912 At the time ocean liner was only form of trans-Atlantic travel Wide disparity between class of passengers 1st Class- Rich, affluent, traveling for pleasure 2nd Class- Businessmen and less affluent families 3rd Class- Poor, mostly immigrants
Facts and Figures cont. • Distribution of Passengers & Crew • First Class Men 175 • First Class Women 144 • First Class Children 6 • 2nd Class Men 168 • 2nd Class Women 93 • 2nd Class Children 24 • 3rd Class Men 462 • 3rd Class Women 165 • 3rd Class Children 79 • Crew Men 885 • Crew Women 23 TOTAL 2224
Lord Mersey's Report (British Parliamentary Papers, Shipping Casualties (Loss of the Steamship "Titanic"), 1912