RMS Titanic — Lifeboat Crew Assignments
Boat Deck, 14–15 April 1912 — Click any lifeboat for details
Emergency Cutter
Standard Lifeboat
Engelhardt Collapsible
N = Crew N = Passengers
◄ BOW (Forward) STARBOARD SIDE STERN (Aft) ►
Coll. A
~1 / ~13
Boat 1
7 / 5
Coll. C
~4 / ~35
Boat 3
~15 / ~25
Boat 5
~5 / ~31
Boat 7
3 / ~23
Boat 9
~8 / ~48
Boat 11
~13 / ~57
Boat 13
~22 / ~42
Boat 15
~13 / ~55
◄ Bow
Stern ►
F1
F2
F3
F4
Coll. B
~12 / ~18
Boat 2
~4 / ~21
Coll. D
3 / ~18
Boat 4
~4 / ~36
Boat 6
2 / ~26
Boat 8
~4 / ~24
Boat 10
~6 / ~49
Boat 12
~3 / ~37
Boat 14
~9 / ~34
Boat 16
~6 / ~47
PORT SIDE
Total capacity: 1,178 — Total rescued: ~710 — Average occupancy: ~60%
Of ~710 survivors, approximately 212 were crew (of 908 total crew aboard)
Of ~710 survivors, approximately 212 were crew (of 908 total crew aboard)
Sources: British Wreck Commissioner's Inquiry (1912), US Senate Titanic Hearings (1912), Encyclopedia Titanica.
Crew counts are approximate; some assignments are uncertain or disputed. Collapsibles A & B (dashed) were stored on the roof of the officers' quarters and never properly launched.