Constitution, S.S. - The steamship featured on episodes "Bon Voyage" (1/16/56) and "Second Honeymoon" (1/23/56) on the sitcom I LOVE LUCY/CBS/1951-57. When Ricky Ricardo (Desi Arnaz), a Cuban-American nightclub singer went on a European tour with his band, he booked passage on the S.S. Constitution. Accompanying him was his zany redheaded wife, Lucy (Lucille Ball) and their best friends Ethel Mertz (Vivian Vance) and Fred Mertz (William Frawley). The ship's first stop was Southampton, England (in reality the real ship went nowhere near England). The S.S. Constitution weighed 23,750 tons and was owned by the American Export Lines. Reportedly, at the suggestion of Publicity Director, Allison S. Graham, the owners of the S.S. Constitution paid Desilu Productions $12,000 to be a part of the event. The ship, however, was only used for the establishing departure scenes shots. The rest of the episodes were shot in a sound stage. The Ricardo's and Mertz's returned to America on May 14, 1956 via Pan American Flight  No. 155 departing London to New York City.