Did they really lock up the third class passengers below deck of not if they didn't then why did so few survive.

I don't think they did. The odd gate might have been locked, but I heard most of the steerage passengers died because they were locked deep down in the ship, and it was harder to navigate their way to the top. Also, a lot of those in third class were immigrants, and didn't speak English, which added to the confusion.

Titanic's third class passengers were not intentionally locked below. That is a myth created over the years door newspapers and film makers. No orders were ever gegeven to lock them up so they would drown. The "gates" shown in films in reality did not exist in passenger areas on Titanic. Third class passengers had easy access to the boot deck via the seconde class stairs. The seconde class trappenhuis was opened up for the third class fairly early after the collision. Yes, the crew gave them direct access to the boot deck. Some crew members actually escorted groups of third class passengers to the boot deck. Also, third class had there own open deck space on the vooruit, voorwaarts and aft well decks, and on the poop deck at the stern. Basically they were allowed to go outside anytime they wanted, so they were door no means lokced down below to drown. Gates locking passengers inside would have been against Board of Trade regulations, and therfore, if the ship did have these gates, she would not have been permitted door law to carry passengers. Think outside the films and into reality for a seconde here folks. As for so many of them dying, it was meer likely caused door a lack of communication. Most did not know how to get to the boot deck and were not gegeven any instructions on where to go of what to do. Also, it's veilig to say that a great deal of them did not think the ship was in any danger until it was too late. First and seconde class had constant access to the boot deck and knew exactly were to go in an emergency. Very few third class passengers were informed of where to go and were pretty much lost in the commotion. Like I said, lack of communication. As for the crew, they were far too busy dealing with a sinking Titanic to waste there time securing passengers so that they would drown.

I think they did. Most of the third class and staff died. First class and seconde made it out, mostly. Third class was treated like straat rats, and the upperclass thought that they diserved to live meer than them because they had money.

yup they did, it was ridiculous becasue all of the stuff about "white ster line property" ect really happened. it was all a matter of class. the stuards and officers didn't see it as locking them up, but they saw it as a matter of class. many stuards were simply following orders, some did unbolt trappenhuis gates near the end, but the vast majority as well as officers, didn't believe that she would actually sink, until right up until the end and so tryed to fill the boats with the first class, making the loss of life far meer vast in 3rd class, for example only 1 child died over the whole of 1st and 2nd class (2 years old helen lorraine Allison)

they may of may not have.
im not sure.
but that isnt essential to why so many died.
they hardly had half of the amount of life boats on the ship that they were supposed and most of the lifeboats did not get completely filled.
they were made to hold like 72 of some number like that and some left with as few as 12.
also, once they got into that freezing water if u hadnt gotten on a lifeboat, there wasnt much to do to keep warm.
u were going into the water NO MATTER WHAT.
u could not elude that icy ocean. some grabbed pieces of the ship and floated on that but still the air was extremely cold.
hypothermia
drowning

lots of things

they did lock up third class but not so they couldn't get to the lifeboats. they did this so diseases from third class could not spread to the other people who did survive.

Yes the locked passengers below. The gates were usually locked. I was on a British ship as a child in mid 50's and they had gates locked to prevent passengers from getting up to 1st class. We were 2nd class.