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1. A Chef Treaded Water for 2 Hours – Survived the Disaster

2. Life On the Titanic – Rich vs Poor

3. The Youngest Survivor of the Titanic

4. The Unsinkable Confidence

5. A Wreck – From Prediction to Reality

6. Iceberg Warnings Ignored

7. Too Few Lifeboats and a Skipped Drill

8. Third Class Passengers’ Bathtubs

9. Music Played Till The Last Breath

10. Hundreds of Bodies Recovered

11. The Royal Dinner – Before Sinking of the Titanic

12. World’s Richest Man Died on Titanic

13. Titanic – The Legend That Drowned Within Hours

14. Titanic Lives On

15. Titanic – Soon To Be Vanished

16. Tons Of Coal To Travel

Conclusion

Frequently Asked Questions About Facts About Titanic

16 Astonishing Facts About Titanic You Didn’t Know

Q: What was the cause behind the sinking of Titanic?

Titanic’s Captain and staff failed to take appropriate precautions before the ship was set to sail. Due to the collision of an Iceberg, the Titanic sank and caused a loss of more than 1500 passengers and crew.

Q: How many passengers survived on the Titanic?

Out of 2240 people, only 706 people survived on Titanic, but the exact numbers could never be known. However, the last person who survived the Titanic died in 2009.

Q: How many passengers died on the Titanic?

There are a total of 815 passengers and 688 crew members. Hence approximately 1503 people lost their lives in the tragic disaster of the historical Titanic sinking.

Titanic is one of the most luxurious ocean liners of its time that needs no introduction. Yet some astonishing facts about Titanic were little known to us. Did you know people died even before the ship could set sail? During its construction, Titanic witnessed the unfortunate deaths of 8 crew members. And the causes? Severe injuries from falling from the ladder, hit by timber were some to name.

Let’s discover some of the surprising facts about Titanic, the British luxury passenger liner, which is also known as the Royal Mail Ship(RMS) Titanic.

1. A Chef Treaded Water for 2 Hours – Survived the Disaster

A British-American chef named Charles Joughin was a chief baker onboard the Titanic during its trip from Belfast to Southampton.

As the lifeboat overturned, he treaded in freezing water for an exceptionally long time of 2 hours before being rescued according to his testimony. He consumed alcohol to keep his body warm and admitted that he was hardly feeling cold.