 Here are five shocking facts about the Titanic. 5. The Titanic was not adequately equipped with lifeboats. It only had 20 lifeboats that could accommodate 1,178 people. 4. The Titanic did not have enough lifejackets for all its passengers. It only carried around 3,500 lifejackets, not nearly enough for the over 3,000 passengers and crew. 3. The Titanic's radios were not continuously stuffed. The Titanic's radios were turned off most of the time as per regulations of the Marconi company. 2. Locks and gates trapped hundreds of third class passengers. Doors and gates that separated third class and first class passengers were kept locked for most of the voyage. 1. The ship's hull was not adequately strengthened. The Titanic's hull was made of weak steel and contained millions of rivet holes.