Firemen: The Hardest Job on an Ocean Liner

The firemen (sometimes known as stokers) on an ocean liner worked in the belly of the ship and were responsible for keeping the boilers fueled and the steam pressure up. This would have been the hardest job on Titanic or any other ocean liner of her era. It was a complicated, difficult, and grueling job that only the toughest men could do. In this video, we go over the work and life of a ship's firemen and trimmers.

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Sources:

1. “Down Amongst the Black Gang: The World and Workplace of RMS Titanic’s Stokers” by Richard P. de Kerbrech. 2014.

2. “Titanic: The Ship Magnificent: Volume two: Interior Design & Fitting Out,” by Bruce Beveridge, Scott Andrews, Steve Hall, Daniel Kistorner, and Art Braunschweiger. 2008.

3. “Titanic: Living in 1912.” Jakesimpkin.org. http://www.jakesimpkin.org/ArticlesResearch/tabid/84/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/7/Titanic-Living-in-1912.aspx

4. “The Only Way to Cross,” by John Maxtone-Graham. 1972.

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