RV Calypso
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RV Calypso is a former British Royal Navy minesweeper converted into a research vessel for the oceanographic researcher Jacques Cousteau, equipped with a mobile laboratory for underwater field research. She was severely damaged in 1996 and was planned to undergo a complete refurbishment in 2009–2011 that has not been accomplished. The ship is named after the Greek mythological figure Calypso.
1943
Wikimedia, Wikidata
BYMS-2026; Calypso G; HMS J-826; J-826; The Calypso
draft 3 metre, beam 7.6 metre, length 42 metre, mass 360 tonne, speed 10 knot,
Royal Navy, United States Navy,
Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
1943-01-01T00:00:00Z
1943-01-01T00:00:00Z
1943 RV Calypso
1941-08-12T00:00:00Z
1941-08-12T00:00:00Z
keel laying
1943-02-01T00:00:00Z
1943-02-01T00:00:00Z
ship commissioning
1942-03-21T00:00:00Z
1942-03-21T00:00:00Z
ship launching
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| link | page | Calum page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | uboat.net page@ | Wikidata | ||
| commons | image | Minieurope 2007 262 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Cousteau en Calypso | Commons | ||
| commons | image | "Calypso" - Montreal, 1980 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Calypso.2-April-1999 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Calypso.2-April-1999 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Calypso.1-April-1999 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Calypso-08-2000 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Calypso-08-2000 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Calypso (740525614) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Calypso (740525614) | Commons | ||





