SS Constitution
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The SS Constitution was an ocean liner owned by American Export Lines. She was commissioned in 1951. She sailed on the New York-Genoa-Naples and Gibraltar route to Europe. Constitution was a sister ship to the SS Independence (which is still in existence although currently beached in Alang, India awaiting dismantling). The "CONSTITUTION" was featured in several episodes of the television situation comedy "I LOVE LUCY" starring LUCILLE BALL, DESI ARNAZ, VIVIAN VANCE and WILLIAM FRAWLEY...starting with episode 140 "BON VOYAGE" which first aired December 1, 1955. "LUCY RICARDO" missed the sailing of the ship and had to be ferried by air to the ship by the then novel means of a helicopter. Following service on American Export's "SUNLANE" cruise to Europe in the 50's and 60's the two ships sailed for American Hawaii Cruises for many years in the 80s and 90s, and because they were US ships with US crews, were able to cruise the Islands without sailing to a foreign port.
The Constitution was decommissioned in 1995 and, while under tow to be scrapped, sank north of the Hawaiian Islands in 1997.
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