Titanic 2nd Class SurvivorsAn estimated 111 of the roughly 284 passengers traveling in second class were fortunate to survive the disaster, around 42% of those journeying on a 2nd class ticket.
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Around 285 second class passengers were on board. Around 118 second class passengers survived. Second class accommodation was over 7 decks. There was a second class dining room which could accomodate over 2000 people.
Titanic 1st Class SurvivorsAround 201 of the estimated 324 passengers traveling in first class were lucky enough to survive the disaster, 61% of those journeying on a 1st class ticket.
Curried chicken, baked fish, spring lamb, mutton, and roast turkey were common menu items, as was pudding for dessert. The night the Titanic sank, the doomed second class passengers had plum pudding, also known as Christmas pudding.
The British Inquiry Report noted that the Titanic was in compliance with the American immigration law in force at the time - and that allegations that third class passengers were locked below decks were false.
The most famous Titanic survivor, “new money” socialite and philanthropist Margaret Brown became known as “the Unsinkable Molly Brown.” There was a Broadway musical based on her and, later, a film starring Debbie Reynolds. On the night of the sinking, after helping with the evacuation efforts, she got into Lifeboat 6.