SS Constitution - wikipedia SS Constitution For the United States Navy frigate, see USS Constitution. SS Constitution in Hawaii History Name : 1951 -- 1974 : Constitution 1974 -- 1982 : Oceanic Constitution 1982 -- 1997 : Constitution Owner : 1951 -- 1974 : American Export Lines 1974 -- 1979 : Atlantic Far East Lines 1982 -- 1997 : American Hawaii Cruises Builder : Bethlehem Steel Corporation 's Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA Yard number : 1619 Laid down : 1950 Launched : September 16, 1950 Completed : 1951 Maiden voyage : June 25, 1951 Fate : Sank while under tow to shipbreakers, 1995 General characteristics ( as built ) Type : Ocean liner Tonnage : 23,719 GRT 7,250 t DWT Length : 208.01 m ( 682.45 ft ) Beam : 27.18 m ( 89.17 ft ) Draft : 9.20 m ( 30.18 ft ) Installed power : 2 × Bethlehem Steel Corporation steam turbines ; 40456 kW Speed : 23 knots ( 43 km / h ) Capacity : 1000 passengers General characteristics ( after 1959 refit ) Type : Cruise ship Tonnage : 23,754 GRT Capacity : 395 passengers General characteristics ( after 1974 refit ) Capacity : 950 passengers General characteristics ( after 1980 refit ) Tonnage : 20,221 GRT Capacity : 1073 passengers The SS Constitution was an ocean liner owned by American Export Lines. Commissioned in 1951, she started her long career sailing on the New York City - Genoa - Naples - Gibraltar route to Europe. Constitution was a sister ship to the SS Independence. SS Constitution on a visit to Haifa on March 10, 1953 SS Constitution was featured in several episodes of the situation comedy I Love Lucy starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, starting with episode, `` Bon Voyage, '' aired January 16, 1956. Lucy Ricardo missed the ship and had to be ferried by air by a then - novel helicopter. American movie actress Grace Kelly sailed aboard SS Constitution from New York to Monaco for her wedding to Prince Rainier in 1956. SS Constitution was featured in the 1957 film, An Affair to Remember starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr. Former President Harry S. Truman and his wife Bess sailed back to New York from Europe on the Constitution in the summer of 1958. The ship was also featured in the beginning and end of an episode of the Naked City TV series titled `` No Naked Ladies in Front of Giovanni 's House ! '' aired April 17, 1963. The ship also featured prominently in the Magnum, P.I. television series episode titled `` All Thieves on Deck '' aired January 30, 1986. Following service on American Export 's `` Sunlane '' cruise to Europe in the 1950s and 1960s the two ships sailed for American Hawaii Cruises for many years in the 1980s and 1990s ; as U.S. ships with U.S. crews meeting the criteria of the Passenger Services Act they were able to cruise the Islands without sailing to a foreign port. SS Constitution was retired in 1995 ; while under tow to be scrapped, the liner sank north of the Hawaiian Islands on November 17, 1997 ; 700 nautical miles ( 1,300 km ). References ^ Jump up to : Micke Asklander. `` T / S Constitution ( 1951 ) ''. Fakta om Fartyg ( in Swedish ). Retrieved 2010 - 01 - 24. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to SS Constitution. History and photos of Constitution and Independence Photo page for Magnum, P.I. episode `` All Thieves on Deck '' Type P3 ships Constitution Independence Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1997 Shipwrecks 25 Jan : USS Tolman 27 Feb : USS Picking 5 Mar : Vikartindur 26 Mar : Cita 28 Mar : Kateri i Radës 4 May : King Cruiser 12 May : USS Richard S. Edwards 22 Jul : USS Stoddard 2 Aug : USS Southerland 17 Nov : Constitution 14 Dec : HMAS Swan December ( unknown date ) : Catalina Unknown date : HMBS David Tucker Other incidents 13 Feb : Tokio Express 5 Mar : Sea Wind 1996 1998 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SS_Constitution&oldid=800594090 '' Categories : Type P3 ships Ships built in Quincy, Massachusetts 1950 ships Passenger ships of the United States Ocean liners Maritime incidents in 1997 Shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean Cruise ships of the United States Ships of American Export - Isbrandtsen Lines Hidden categories : CS1 Swedish - language sources ( sv ) Pages using deprecated image syntax Talk About Wikipedia Deutsch Español فارسی Norsk Edit links This page was last edited on 14 September 2017, at 14 : 16. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

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