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Touring Titanic's Third Class

“

Steerage?"
"It won't be so bad."
"No. Of course it won't. I'm sure it won't. Not on Titanic.

”

—Mary Maloney and Jim Maloney


The Third Class (aka Steerage) was the working class, made up mostly of immigrants on their way to a new life in America. They were people of many cultures, most British, Irish, Scandanavian (mostly Swedish) but also from the Middle-Eastern, Mediterranean and Asian parts of the world. Single men were berthed in the bow, whilst single women and families had their cabins in the stern. Steerage berths were located on D, E, F, and G-Deck.

Although steerage is commonly considered "the class of the poorer", Titanic's steerage section still featured accommodations and common rooms that were considered to be as opulent as those in the Second Class sections of many other ships of the day.

There was a Promenade for use on B-Deck in the bow and stern. A General Room and Smoke Room were available for use on C-Deck in the stern and an open space for everyone in the bow where they could dance, drink and play cards. Scotland Road on E Deck was the main point of access from the stern to the bow and vice versa. It was also unique for some that the ship provided their own Dining Saloon, divided in two. On many ships steerage passengers had to bring their own food. But they got good service on this new vessel, they even had waiters.

When the ship hit the iceberg on Monday April 15th, 1912; the forward steerage cabins on G-Deck began to flood just 25 minutes after impact.

The upcoming video game Titanic: Honor and Glory will feature steerage like never before. No other PC game has done that before. Contrary to what is seen in popular media, Third Class passengers were not held back by crew or barriers to the Boat Deck, but rather the barriers were always closed to prevent passengers from accessing crew quarters or mixing with other classes and so were closed on the night of the sinking.

Third Class Passengers[]

Here is a list of the 709 Third Class/Steerage passengers aboard the RMS Titanic.

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