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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.
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