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Waterline model of Lusitania made by James McKee, the ship’s carpenter from 1908-14, using a piece of damaged teak handrail from the ship.
The model was rigged and completed for the Merseyside Maritime Museum in 1980 by McKee’s son, John.
Accession number 1962.348.

Detail of the model, showing two funnels and some of the lifeboats