ship Calypso

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The ship Calypso is the famous research vessel used by oceanographer Jacques Cousteau in his pioneering marine exploration and documentary films.

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instanceOf research vessel ⓘ
ship ⓘ
acquiredBy Loel Guinness ⓘ
acquiredYear 1950 ⓘ
associatedOrganization Cousteau Society ⓘ
associatedWith Jacques-Yves Cousteau ⓘ
awardsAssociatedWith Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for The Silent World ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for World Without Sun ⓘ
Palme d'Or for The Silent World ⓘ
linked to: Palme d’Or
builder Ballard Marine Railway Company ⓘ
builtIn Ballard, Seattle, Washington, United States ⓘ
conversionDesigner Jacques Cousteau ⓘ
conversionLocation Marseille, France ⓘ
linked to: Marseille
convertedFor oceanographic research ⓘ
countryOfRegistry Malta ⓘ
crewCapacity about 27 ⓘ
culturalSignificance symbol of marine conservation movement ⓘ
equippedWith diving saucer ⓘ
helicopter platform ⓘ
laboratories ⓘ
sonar equipment ⓘ
underwater cameras ⓘ
wet lab ⓘ
featuredIn The Cousteau Odyssey (TV series) ⓘ
The Silent World (film) ⓘ
linked to: The Silent World

The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau (TV series) ⓘ
World Without Sun (film) ⓘ
linked to: World Without Sun
flag Maltese flag ⓘ
linked to: Flag of Malta
homePort Monaco ⓘ
launchedAs British Yard Minesweeper BYMS-26 ⓘ
launchYear 1942 ⓘ
leaseCost one franc per year ⓘ
leasedTo Jacques Cousteau ⓘ
length approximately 42 meters ⓘ
namedAfter Calypso (mythological nymph) ⓘ
linked to: Calypso
notableFor appearing in The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau ⓘ
being the research vessel of Jacques Cousteau ⓘ
operatedBy Cousteau Society ⓘ
operator Jacques Cousteau ⓘ
originalFunction minesweeper ⓘ
previousName J-826 ⓘ
Minesweeper BYMS-26 ⓘ
propulsion diesel engines ⓘ
refloatedYear 1996 ⓘ
restorationAttemptedBy Cousteau Society ⓘ
sankAt Singapore ⓘ
serviceDuring World War II ⓘ
sinkingCause collision with barge ⓘ
sinkingYear 1996 ⓘ
status under long-term restoration ⓘ
takenTo Marseille for repairs ⓘ
usedBy Royal Navy ⓘ
usedFor documentary filmmaking ⓘ
marine exploration ⓘ
oceanographic research ⓘ

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The Living Sea → features → ship Calypso ⓘ