How much did the Titanic workers get paid?

Titanic Museum Attraction Salary FAQs The average Titanic Museum Attraction hourly pay ranges from approximately $13 per hour for a Crew Member to $13 per hour for a Crew Member.

What millionaires survived the Titanic?

Here are 12 of the most famous victims of the Titanic disaster— and 11 prominent people who survived:

• DIED: John Jacob Astor, millionaire.
• SURVIVED: Archibald Gracie IV, historian and author.
• DIED: W. T.
• SURVIVED: Noël Leslie, countess and philanthropist.
• DIED: Thomas Andrews, architect of the Titanic.

How much did White Star Line pay for the Titanic?

Theough the Titqnic Relief society The American Red Cross raised $161,000 and the UK red cross $2,250,000. White Star paid nothing until December 1915, when they agreed to pay compensation of $664,000 to to be be divided amongst the survivors. Worked out at about $950 per person.

Was there a problem with the rivets on the Titanic?

Microscopic analysis of iron rivets recovered from Titanic revealed high concentrations of slag residue in the head area (seen as yellow, orange and red) that may have made them brittle in cold temperatures. The actual damage could not have resulted in the flooding that overwhelmed Titanic’s watertight compartments.

How many man hours did it take to build the Titanic?

14,000 – the number of men employed at the Harland & Wolff shipyard. 49 – the average hours worked per week at the shipyard.

Did Astor survive the Titanic?

Financier, soldier and inventor John Jacob Astor IV built the Astoria section of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in 1897. He built several other notable New York City hotels, including the St. Regis, which some have said was his greatest achievement. Astor drowned in the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912.

Did survivors sue the Titanic?

The survivors of this tragedy (and the families of those killed) filed claims totaling about $16 million (though some reports say $13M).

How many bathtubs were on the Titanic?

two bathtubs
If a single washbasin shared between six people sounds meager, consider that there were only two bathtubs available for use among the 700 passengers in steerage, one for men and the other for women.