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First Steerage Passage by Steam
- When
- 1852
- Where
- Liverpool, base of the Liverpool and Philadelphia Steamship Company
In 1852, the Inman Line established that steerage passengers could be transported in steamships, breaking new ground in transatlantic migration.
The Inman Line utilized the iron-hulled screw-propelled ship City of Glasgow to transport steerage passengers. This innovation provided better quarters and cooked meals, allowing the company to charge 8 guineas for steerage, significantly higher than the 4 to 6 guineas charged by sailing packets.
Sources
- Inman Line Wikipedia, revision of 2026-03-30
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