article_snippet: The beautifully-crafted 1:64 scale model of the luxury British liner  was made to celebrate the ship's launch in 1906.
article_snippet: The wooden replica was loaned by Swan Hunter, the company that built both ships for cruise line firm Cunard, to the Science Museum in London in 1938.
article_snippet: You can imagine it would make a great conversation piece in someone's home.' cruise line firm Cunard commissioned Swan Hunter to build the Lusitania and the Mauretania in response to the increasing threat of cruise line firm Cunard domination of the Transatlantic passenger trade posed by the White Star Line, which went on to build the Titanic.
article_snippet: A scale model of Lusitania was also made but after Lusitania was torpedoed with the loss of 1,198 passengers in 1915 Lusitania was turned into a second miniature version of the Mauritania as it was thought it could have brought bad luck.
article_snippet: A scale model of the Lusitania still exists and A scale model of the Lusitania last known location was on board the QEII.
article_snippet: The boat and model were both built by Swan Hunter, and A scale model of the Lusitania was lent to London's Science Museum in 1938, where A scale model of the Lusitania stayed until 2012 .
article_snippet: The 1:64 scale model of Lusitania was built by the Swan Hunter to commemorate ithe launch of the RMS Mauretania- which went on to break the record for the fastest sail across the Atlantic .
article_snippet: A scale model of the Lusitania is one of the most glamorous models you will see' London-based auctioneer Charles Miller is pictured with A scale model of the Lusitania.
article_snippet: The model, which is 17in wide, 42in tall and weighs half a tonne was created in 1906 .
highlights_snippet: the ship was created by Swan Hunter which built the ship and the ship sister vessel Lusitania which was sunk in 1915 .
  