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SS CONSTITUTION model

The SS Constitution was featured in several episodes of the television situation comedy I Love Lucy, starting with episode 140, "Bon Voyage," which first aired 1 December 1955.   Among her best known roles was as the vessel that brought Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr together, and across the Atlantic to New York in the motion picture "An Affair To Remember".  But her most famous role was as the ship that took the beautiful actress Grace Kelly, to marry her Prince in Monaco; a fairy tale romance if there ever was one.  The ship was also appeared prominently in the Magnum, P.I. television series, in the episode titled "All Thieves on Deck," which aired 30 January 1986.

The SS Constitution's interiors were entrusted to Henry Dreyfus, a very prominent American designer who believed in comfort combined with simplicity and who looked after every detail, from the funnel colors to match book covers.  while not flashy, the ship was certainly built for comfort and style.  Export Lines said of his work, "Dreyfus, charged to provide the utmost comfort for every passenger in each of the three classes has produced innumerable refinements that set new standards for living at sea."

The Constitution has cruising speed of 23 knots, with a maximum speed over 26 knots.  That was extremely fast for a ship of this size.  Along with her sister the INDEPENDENCE and later the ATLANTIC, American Export Lines provided formidable American competition on the Italian dominated Mediterranean service.

The SS Constitution was retired in 1995 and, while under tow to be scrapped on 17 November 1997, sank 700 nautical miles north of the Hawaiian Islands.






This primarily wood SS Constitution model is 39" long x 14" tall x 7" wide $3,370   Shipping and insurance in the contiguous USA included. Other places: $400 flat rate.  Model comes with small base that is about 12" long. $300 extra for the large base as in the photos. Lighting feature is included. This model is in stock and can be shipped within five business days.

If you'd like the SS Constitution with different funnels in the photo above, click here: SS Constitution ocean liner
 

Don't be fooled by cheap models that pop up everywhere for under $1,000.  They all have: too tall hull and superstructure (ships like that would be capsized by a breeze), terrible funnels that are the signature of ocean liners, bad bow, wrong stern, horrible railings.