The Way The Lifeboats Were Used
At 11:45 pm on the night that the Titanic hit the iceberg, the first lifeboat was launched from the main ship. The rest of the 20 lifeboats were launched from then until 2:15 am. The first lifeboat that was launched reached the RMS Carpathia at 4 am. It wasn’t until 8:30 am that the Carpathia reached the final cluster of lifeboats.
This is a photo of a lifeboat occupied by mainly women and children. Women and children were given first priority when it came to lifeboats.