| June 25, 1853 | Keel Laid |
| August 26, 1854 | Launched at Gosport Navy Yard |
| July 28, 1855 | Placed in Commission |
| 1855 - 1858 | Served with Mediterranean Squadron |
| 1859 - 1861 | Flagship of African Squadron on anti-slavery patrol capturing three slave ships: brig Delicia, bark Cora and brig Triton. |
| 1862 - 1864 | Civil War service in the Mediterranean protecting U.S. merchant shipping from Confederate raiders. |
| 1864 - 1865 | Civil War service with West Gulf Blockading Squadron. |
| 1865 - 1866 | Receiving Ship, Norfolk Navy Yard |
| 1866 - 1868 | Receiving Ship, Philadelphia Navy Yard |
| 1869 - 1893 | Practice Ship, U.S. Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland |
| 1894 - 1933 | Stationary Training Ship, U.S. Naval Training Center, Newport Rhode Island |
| 1933 - 1940 | In "Ordinary" at Newport Naval Training Center |
| 1941 - 1945 | Relief Flagship of U.S. Atlantic Fleet and Battleship Squadron 5 |
| 1946 -1955 | In "Ordinary" at Boston Navy Yard |
| 1955 | Constellation arrives in Baltimore |
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