Darryl Chislett of the Kilbride area of St. John's says building model ships requires a keen interest in history. "A good model ship builder knows his time period, knows his history, knows how ...

the passionate woodworker has crafted 60 scale models of classic ships, including British warships, sampans, carracks, junk ships, and clippers.

Irma's the person who donated the ship model to the museum. She got it from Agnes Tacey.Tacey — who died in 2010 — was a corrections officer at Lorton, which closed in 2001.