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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.
Several vessels have been named Calypso for the figure from Greek mythology. Calypso was a snow of 47 tons , built in Dublin in 1792. [1] On 21 June 1796 she sailed, probably from Liverpool, as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people. [2] "Renau's squadron" captured her on the Windward Coast of Africa; her master ransomed her. [3]
Renamed SS Calypso, the ship sailed to Piraeus where she was converted into a dedicated cruise ship. [1] The original interior layout was retained with the exception of the indoor pool, which was replaced by a disco, whilst all interior furnishings were replaced with fashionable minimalist chrome-and-plastic creations, to conform with the then ...
According to the Cousteau Society, "when compared to the thrust coefficient of the best sails ever built (Marconi or square types, i.e. ships of the American Cup [sic] or the Japanese wind propulsion system) that of the turbosail is 3.5 to 4 times superior and gives the system a unique advantage for the economical propulsion of ships."
HMS Calypso was a corvette (designated as a third-class cruiser from 1887 [2]) of the Royal Navy and the lead ship of her namesake class.Built for distant cruising in the heyday of the British Empire, the vessel served as a warship and training vessel until 1922, when she was sold.
A ‘reimagined’ Allure of the Seas is set to make her maiden voyage in summer 2025
Calypso: 1950: 1950: Joseph Gasan: Built in 1942 for the Royal Navy as HMS J-826 (later renamed BYMS-2026). Decommissioned 1946 and sold to Gasan in 1949. Became a ferry for a couple of months before it was sold to Irish millionaire Thomas Guinness who loaned it to Jacques Cousteau as a research ship. It was abandoned after 1997 and is to ...
The Trump administration’s rapid moves to dismantle the US Agency for International Development have left thousands of workers scrambling to figure out what comes next and scores of those posted ...