The History of Jacques-Yves Cousteau's Research Vessel CALYPSO

AUG 25 2021

The History of Jacques-Yves Cousteau's Research Vessel CALYPSO

On the history of the research vessel Calypso. She was laid down at Seattle in 1941 as BYMS-26, a wooden-hulled minesweeper built for the Royal Navy under Lend-Lease, and the wooden hull is why her restoration has been so ruinous.

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