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Lifeboat A water — Screenshot of boat from *A Night to Remember*

Collapsible A was one of the four collapsible boats of the RMS Titanic that was placed starboard and had a maximum capacity of 47. The boat was never launched, when the crew tried to fasten it to the davits the Boat Deck started to flood and the boat drifted off the Titanic. Many people tried to climb on it to get out of the icy water, but only 13 of 17-20 people who climbed in it survived the night.

About

After boat C had been lowered from the starboard side, the crew tried to fasten boat A to the davits when it was washed off Titanic at 2:12 am. The boat was washed over the side of the ship and in the chaos, the canvas sides had not been put up, so it was soon awash with icy seawater, half-submerged and dangerously overloaded. around 17 to 20 people started climbing into it from the water, but only 13 of them survived the night.

Several people including first class passenger Thomson Beattie, the third class passengers Arthur O'Keefe, Edvard Lindell and Gerda Lindell and a couple of firemen died of hypothermia or fell back into the sea.

After hours of suffering, the survivors were rescued by boat 14, Rhoda Abbott being the only female. Three bodies were left in Collapsible A, which was allowed to drift off.

The boat was recovered a month later by the Oceanic, another White Star Line ship.

Passengers

Thomson Beattie (passed away)
Edith Corse Evans (passed away, allegedly in the boat)
Arthur O'Keefe (passed away)
Edvard Bengtsson Lindell (passed away)
Elin Gerda Lindell (passed away)

Gallery

Lifeboats
Emergency Lifeboat 1 · Emergency Lifeboat 2 · Lifeboat 3 · Lifeboat 4 · Lifeboat 5 · Lifeboat 6 · Lifeboat 7 · Lifeboat 8 · Lifeboat 9 · Lifeboat 10 · Lifeboat 11 · Lifeboat 12 · Lifeboat 13 · Lifeboat 14 · Lifeboat 15 · Lifeboat 16 · Collapsible A · Collapsible B · Collapsible C · Collapsible D Lifeboat launching sequence

Sources

Lifeboats of the RMS Titanic at wikipedia.
Titanic Collapsible Lifeboat A at Encyclopedia Titanica.
Collapsible A at RMS Titanic Remembered.

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 |type=Engelhardt collapsible
 |location=Above officers quarters
-|launch_time=2:17 A.M. (floated off)
+|launch_time=Not launched (thrown off roof at 2:11 A.M.) (floated off at 2:15 A.M.)
-|officers=[[William McMaster Murdoch|Murdoch]], [[James Paul Moody|Moody]]
+|officers=[[William McMaster Murdoch|Murdoch]], [[James Paul Moody|Moody]]. Wilde
 |capacity=47
 |estimated_occupancy_at_launch=20
 |estimated_occupancy_at_rescue=0 (exact)
 |rescue_time=
+|previous_launched = [[Collapsible D]]|next_launched = [[Collapsible B]]}}[[File:Lifeboat_A_water.jpg|thumb|Screenshot of boat from ''A Night to Remember''|290x290px]]
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-[[File:Lifeboat_A_water.jpg|thumb|Screenshot of boat from ''A Night to Remember''|290x290px]]
-'''Collapsible A''' was one of the four collapsible boats of the RMS'' Titanic'' that was placed starboard and had a maximum capacity of 47. The boat was never launched, when the crew tried to fasten it to the davits, there wasn't any time left. The boat drifted off the ''Titanic'', and many people tried to climb on it. Only 13 of 17-20 people who climbed in it survived the night.
+'''Collapsible A''' was one of the four collapsible boats of the RMS'' Titanic'' that was placed starboard and had a maximum capacity of 47. The boat was never launched, when the crew tried to fasten it to the davits the Boat Deck started to flood and the boat drifted off the ''Titanic. ''Many people tried to climb on it to get out of the icy water, but only 13 of 17-20 people who climbed in it survived the night.
 ==About==
-After [[Collapsible C|boat C]] had been lowered from the starboard side, the crew tried to fasten boat A to the davits when it was washed off ''Titanic'' at 2:17 am. The boat was washed over the side of the ship and in the chaos, the canvas sides had not been put up, so it was soon awash with icy sea water half-submerged and dangerously overloaded. around 17 to 20 people started climbing into it from the water, but only 13 of them survived the night.
+After [[Collapsible C|boat C]] had been lowered from the starboard side, the crew tried to fasten boat A to the davits when it was washed off ''Titanic'' at 2:12 am. The boat was washed over the side of the ship and in the chaos, the canvas sides had not been put up, so it was soon awash with icy seawater, half-submerged and dangerously overloaded. around 17 to 20 people started climbing into it from the water, but only 13 of them survived the night.
 Several people including first class passenger Thomson Beattie, the third class passengers Arthur O'Keefe, Edvard Lindell and Gerda Lindell and a couple of firemen died of [[hypothermia]] or fell back into the sea.
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 #[[Richard Norris Williams]]
 *[[Thomson Beattie]] (passed away)
+*[[Edith Corse Evans]] (passed away, allegedly in the boat)
 *[[Arthur O'Keefe]] (passed away)
 *[[Edvard Bengtsson Lindell]] (passed away)
 *[[Elin Gerda Lindell]] (passed away)
-== Gallery ==
+==Gallery==
 <gallery>
 CollapsibleA.jpg|Collapsible A when it was found
+CollapsibleAandOceanicLifeboat.jpg|A lifeboat from the Oceanic towing Collapsible A
 OceanicLifeboat.jpg|A lifeboat from the Oceanic heading to Collapsible A (In the distance)
+Screen Shot 2019-09-19 at 9.30.21 PM.png|Collapsible A is washed of deck in the 1997 film.
+Screen Shot 2019-09-19 at 9.28.59 PM.png|Collapsible A is prepared by several crew members as water washes on deck in ''A Night To Remember''.
+Screen Shot 2019-09-28 at 6.55.34 PM.png|A screenshot from ''The Making Of A Night To Remember'', showing a behind the scenes shot of Collapsable A's launch. Murdoch, Lightoller, and Moody have each been identified in this shot.
 </gallery>