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"The Calypso" was arguably the most famous vessel in the world throughout the 1960s, 70s and 80s, captained by enigmatic and pioneering explorer, researcher and filmmaker JacquesYves Cousteau.
Despite her small size, this converted WWIIera Minesweeper was packed to the gunnels with laboratories, workshops and darkrooms, gadgets such as innovative submersibles, helicopters, a unique bulbous bow, a suite of research equipment and an adventurous crew to match.

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"Jacques Cousteau's Calypso" is an amazing study of the entire ship (highly reccomend it):
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The Living Sea
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Jacques Coustea: The Sea King
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My Father, The Captain by JeanMichel Cousteau
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Jacques Cousteau's Odyssey
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00:00 Introduction
04:00 Built to Clear Mines
08:52 From Minesweeper to Maltese Ferry
11:05 Jacques Yves Cousteau
13:30 Cousteau Discovers the Calypso G
14:22 The Original Gadgets & Features of the Calypso
16:30 1950s: The First Voyage of The Calypso
18:27 The First Underwater Archaeological Dig
19:36 The Silent World
22:03 The SP350 Calypsos Submersible
24:34 YUMBO
25:58 1960s: The Grand Expedition
28:03 The Magic of Cousteau's Films
29:29 Calypso Explores Antarcica
31:09 1970s: Discovering Britannic & America
32:28 A Tragic Loss
33:15 A 1980s Cross Section of the Calypso
35:00 1980s: Calypsos Last Decade
36:20 Simone "The Spirit of the Calypso"
37:55 The End of the Calypso & Jacques Cousteau
38:41 The Future of the Calypso
39:01 What Will Happen To The Calypso?
41:28 Waffling On a Bit