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| | 1st Pilot John Constantine |
 | | Thus, he was born John Antonio Constantine (later Americanized by changing the "o" to "e") in either Piraeus or Zeras, Greece on either July 10, 1849 or November 5, 1859, was either a Greek or a naturalized American citizen, was married in either 1907 or 1909, and died at either age 70 or age 80. |
 | | A story often told to illustrate Captain Constantine's character concerns a time when, while observing a novice pilot attempting to berth a vessel, it became apparent that the scenery was slipping by much too quickly. |
 | | John Constantine is reported to have been employed at various times by the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, the French Canal Company, Isthmian Canal Commission and the Panama Railroad Comapny; and held positions as seaman, boatswain, stevedore, dredgeman, craneboat master, captain and pilot. |
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