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Calypso was the main ship in all three feature documentary films that Cousteau directed in his career: The Silent World (1956, awarded with the Academy Award for Documentary Feature and the 1956 Palme d'Or), World Without Sun (1964, which also won the Academy Award for Documentary Feature) and Voyage to the Edge of the World (1976).
Pages in category "Ships built in Chicago" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. USS AFDM-3; B.
USS Calypso has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to: USS Calypso (1863), an armed steamer in commission from 1863 to 1865; USS Calypso (SP-632), a patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919; USS Calypso (AG-35), an auxiliary ship in commission from 1941 to 1942
For a list exclusively of currently commissioned ships, see the List of current ships of the United States Navy. For ships with unique names, "USS Shipname" redirects to the ship article. For reused names, "USS Shipname" is an index page for the ships of that name; the links after the name lead to the specific ship pages.
Merritt-Chapman & Scott, nicknamed "The Black Horse of the Sea", was a noted marine salvage and construction firm of the United States, with worldwide operations. The chief predecessor company was founded in the 1860s by Israel Merritt, but a large number of other firms were merged in over the course of the company's history.
In June 1917, the U.S. Navy purchased Calypso from her owner, A. L. Mason of Westfield, New Jersey, [2] for use as a section patrol boat during World War I.After the Navy modified her into a motor launch, [2] she was commissioned as USS Calypso (SP-632) in July 1917.
On 15 September 1943 she rescued 60 sailors from the torpedoed patrol vessel USS Plymouth despite heavy seas and sharks. [2] The Coast Guard subsequently decommissioned her on 18 July 1947. [5] In 1955, Calypso was acquired by Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises of Manhattan, New York and converted into a tour boat.
USS YMS-328 is a decommissioned US Navy YMS-1-class (YMS-135 subclass) Yard Mine Sweeper (YMS), built in Ballard, Washington (Seattle) at Ballard Marine & Railway. She was classified as a Mark II design and her hull is constructed completely out of 3" vertical grain Douglas fir.