Cased Model of Cunard Liner Rms Lucania C.1900.

A large antique scratch built wooden diorama of the celebrated Cunard liner RMS Lucania c.1900. The biggest, most luxurious ship of her age, the Lucania held the Blue Riband for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic (both easterly and westerly crossings) for four years.

A fabulous model of exceptional and charming detail. 26" long complete with rigging, anchors, lifeboats (hung from individual davits), funnels and portholes. With a crew of overscale wooden sailors, one standing lookout in the crow’s nest whist the captain points the way from the bridge. From her masts fly the flags of the Cunard line (a golden lion against a red ground), the Stars and Stripes (Cunard was an America owned company) and the merchant navy red ensign. She is presented afloat on a modelled and painted sea accompanied the Cunard passenger tender Skirmisher and two overscale wooden seagulls. In a fully demountable case with turned pillars and finials, original glass and oak trim to the base.

Overall Dimensions: length 32", width 11", height 23".

The Lucania was built by Fairfield & Co of Govan and launched Thursday, 2 February 1893. At 12950 tonnes she was, together with her sister ship the Campania, the largest passenger liner afloat at the time. Her first class accommodation is held to be the most opulent ever realised during the steam era, the public rooms panelled and furnished in an extravagent veriety of styles. She claimed the Blue Riband for the fastest Atlantic crossing on her second voyage in 1893 and became the first Cunard liner to be fitted with wireless in 1901 In 1903 Marconi’s experiments on board the ship meant she became the first to be able to stay in constant radio communication during an Atlantic crossing. Lucania served Cunard for fourteen years until she was superseded by the larger Lusitania. She was destroyed by fire in Liverpool on August 14th 1909. The little passenger tender Skirmisher was also built in Glasgow. Launched in 1884 she continued service until she was scrapped in 1946.

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