The ship models from the top are Empress of Britain, Mercator M548; Aquitania, CM156; Empress of Australia, Mercator M419A; Duchess of Bedford, ALi84; Queen of Bermuda, AL129. In December 1939 they were all troopships in Convoy TC1, the first WW2 troopship convoy from Canada to Scotland.
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Identify these ships (and models) and a historical connection between them. The model in the foreground is a stand-in for her sister ship.