The Incredible Calypso: Jacques Cousteau's Crazy Exploration Vessel

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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