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unusual facts about RV Calypso


HMS Calypso

The Calypso (ex-Royal Navy minesweeper HMS J-026), research ship of Jacques-Yves Cousteau


Raymond M. Kirk

This ship was later loaned as RV Calypso to explorer Jacques Cousteau in the 1950s, who used it as a filming base for several films.

Voyage to the Edge of the World

Footage is catch on board the expedition ship, the Calypso, but also at land (for example at Deception Island), underwater, over sea ice or from the air, by means of a hot air balloon and a helicopter.


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