Titanic 100. Geography, class, and fate: Passengers on the Titanic. More than 2,200 people were on board the Titanic when it struck an iceberg the night of April 14, 1912.
The Titanic’s crew of nearly 900 is not included here. First class passengers hailed mainly from U.S. and European cities. Despite orders to put women and children in lifeboats first, survival rates were highest in first class. Most children were in steerage. Travelers in second class enjoyed fewer amenities aboard the Titanic. Titantic Photographs by Fr. Francis Browne. Please note: An earlier version of this post listed the first image in the gallery as a self-portrait of Father Browne taken in 1912.
The portrait was taken by Fr. Michael Garahy in 1939. When the famous ship hit the infamous iceberg nearly 100 years ago on April 15, 1912, the Titanic didn’t just send hundreds of its passengers to the bottom of the ocean—it also took all the evidence of what life was like on board for the ill-fated travelers. Or at least it would have, were it not for Francis Browne. Browne was an Irish Jesuit priest who sailed with the ship for the first leg of its journey, from Southampton, England, to Cobh, Ireland, then called Queenstown. Unseen Titanic - Interactive: The Crash Scene.
Archive - Survivors of the Titanic - Survivors from the famous shipwreck tell their stories. History - British History in depth: Titanic: Sinking the Myths. The Titanic: Rare Footage Before Disaster Strikes.