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gstuler
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Posted - 22/08/2015 :  22:04:50  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
On Hamburg-American Line ships does the phrase "second cabin: (zweite kajüte) refer to a second-class cabin or something else e.g. a second cabin in steerage?

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JaneC
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Posted - 24/08/2015 :  02:21:40  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
A post by jwiborg that addresses your question:
http://www.norwayheritage.com/snitz/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6300

A definition of steerage:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steerage_(deck)

Ships of the Hamburg America line here; each can be researched individually to determine accomodations available on each (which would presumably vary with the ship and the era):
http://www.norwayheritage.com/p_shiplist.asp?co=haaml
Edited by - JaneC on 24/08/2015 14:19:25
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jwiborg
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Posted - 24/08/2015 :  18:11:30  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Example:
The Hamburg-America Steamship "Cimbria" was built in 1867, and travelled Hamburg - Southampton - New York.
It was constructed to carry 80 first cabin passengers, 120 second cabin, and 540 steerage, besides a crew of 137; nearly 900 people altogether.

Thus; the passengers was divided into 3 classes depending on the fare; 1st class, 2nd class (ie. second cabin/zweite kajüte) and steerage ("Cattle class").
Edited by - jwiborg on 24/08/2015 21:56:58
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