About the ship: The SS Constitution was a passenger ship owned by American Export Lines. She was commissioned in 1951. She sailed on the New York-Genoa-Naples and Gibraltar route to Europe. The Constitution was a sister ship to the SS Independence. The ships were two of the world’s most famous, popular, and innovative ocean liners, following World War II. The ships sailed for American Hawaii Cruises in the 1980s and 1990s. The ship also served as a set for television and movie classics like I Love Lucy and An Affair to Remember.