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Hundreds of Titanic survivors were rescued—but more than a thousand perished

Of the 2201 passengers and crew on board, just 711 survived the Titanic sinking, a death toll of 1490 according to the British government’s figures. (Other inquiries found 1503, 1517, and as high as 1635 deaths). First-class passengers suffered the fewest casualties—203 out of 325, or 62 percent, survived. In second class, 118 of 285 passengers, or 41 percent, survived. And in third class, just 178 of 706 passengers, or 25 percent, made it out alive.

7 Things You Might Not Have Known About the RMS ‘Titanic’

Hundreds of Titanic survivors were rescued—but more than a thousand perished