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What were lowest class passengers on the titanic called?
3rd class, or steerage.
What class of passengers had the highest causality rate on the Titanic?
Those in steerage. In most shipwrecks of that era, passengers in steerage had the least chance of successful escape or rescue.
Why were third class passengers called steerage?
Because that is the area of the ship their living quarters were located.
Where were most of the passengers when the titanic was sinking?
Pretty much all of the first and second class passengers were up on deck, but most of the third class steerage passengers were not allowed up on deck because most people back then had petty, nasty class distinctions.
How did the passengers on board the titanic get on the titanic?
1st and 2nd class people traveled to Southampton, Cherbourg and Queenstown by train. 3rd class usually traveled from steerage ships. 1st and 2nd class traveled in limousines from Southampton, while 3rd class traveled on steerage trains. Depends how the passengers boarded Titanic, and what class they were in. Many immigrants were boarding Titanic for America. Most were not lucky enough to make the journey.
Were third class passengers allowed on the upper decks?
well they were all draggy clothes like in steerage xxx
What privileges did third class passengers on the Titanic have?
The third class were treated to the same luxuries as 2nd class passengers of most other liners. The third class had access to the decks around the fore and aft cargo hatches, the poop deck, and both well decks. They also had an enclosed ''open space'' on D deck, under the forward well deck. They had plenty of deck space, actual beds with linen and sinks with running water. To most of the steerage passengers, a luxury unheard of in their lives.
What was the name of the class of passengers that had to go through Ellis island?
There were three passengers classes on most ships: first and second, which were cabin classes, meaning the passenger or family recieved a cabin or its own on board ship, and steerage class, where passengers slept in the hold (belowdecks) of the ship on bunks about 1/2 feet by 6 feet, with no privacy and no personal floor space or storage space. All steerage class passengers had to go to Ellis Island and pass medical tests and answer questions such as whether they were an anarchist.
What were the third class passengers from on the titanic called?
Since the people in the third class were in "steerage" and considered less fortunate than the rest of the ship they probably were called names that were not nice by those in first class.
Where did third class eat on titanic?
Third class ate in the General Room, which was the heart of the Steerage, or Third Class. There was also a smoke room for each class, so the Steerage smoke room was where the steerage class went to have a puff.
Why was steerage considered th worst accommodations on ships traveling to Europe to America?
The steerage accommodations on ships were traditionally the cheapest accommodations available. Third class passengers (and some times second-class) were considered steerage. The rooms were usually below deck, rooms were usually shared, as well as toilets, so there was very limited privacy, and poor food.
How many 3rd class passengers were on the titanic ship?
There were just over 700 third class passengers and only 178 of them survived. There are conflicting numbers from the official manifest lists (706 vs 708 vs 721).AnswerThere is a list of 721 third-class passengers on the Titanic. Most of those who died were from this section, known as "steerage."(see the related link to the 3rd class passenger list)
