Model ships sail in for new exhibition

Magnificent large scale models of some of the world’s most famous ships have been unveiled in Cobh, Co Cork, as part of a drive to reflect its rich maritime history.

The ships, which were built by Polish brothers, have been donated to an exhibition/tourism centre which has opened in a former disused part of the town’s Victorian-built railway station.

Marak Czajor, with the help of his brother Artur, spent five years creating the models, which include the Titanic, its sister ship Britanic, the HMS Siruis — the first steam boat to cross the Atlantic — a Viking longboat, HMS Victory, and U552, the most successful German submarine hunter of the Second World War.