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SS Constitution in the 1950s
History
SS ConstitutionUnited States
Name
  • 1951–1974: Constitution
  • 1974–1982: Oceanic Constitution
  • 1982–1997: Constitution
Owner
  • 1951–1974: American Export Lines
  • 1974–1979: Atlantic Far East Lines
  • 1980-1982: American Hawaii Cruises
  • 1982–1996: American Global Line
  • 1996-1997: American Hawaii Cruises
BuilderBethlehem Steel Corporation's Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
Yard number1619[1]
Laid down1950
LaunchedSeptember 16, 1950[1]
Completed1951
Maiden voyageJune 25, 1951[1]
In service1951
Out of service1997
IdentificationIMO number: 5078882
FateSank while under tow to shipbreakers, 1997
General characteristics (as built)[1]
TypeOcean liner
Tonnage
  • 23,719 GRT
  • 7,250 t DWT
Length208.01 m (682.45 ft)
Beam27.18 m (89.17 ft)
Draft9.20 m (30.18 ft)
Installed power2 × Bethlehem Steel Corporation steam turbines; 40456 kW
Speed23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Capacity1000 passengers
General characteristics (after 1959 refit)[1]
TypeCruise ship
Tonnage23,754 GRT
Capacity395 passengers
General characteristics (after 1974 refit)[1]
Capacity950 passengers
General characteristics (after 1980 refit)[1]
Tonnage20,221 GRT
Capacity1073 passengers

The SS Constitution was an ocean liner owned by American Export Lines, sister ship of the SS Independence. Both were constructed in the United States and made their maiden voyages in 1951.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Micke Asklander. "T/S Constitution (1951)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 2010-01-24.

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