The Incredible Calypso: Jacques Cousteau’s Crazy Exploration Vessel

/ December 4, 2022

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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 Jacques-Yves Cousteau.
Despite her small size, this converted WWII-era 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 Jean-Michel 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 SP-350 – 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

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