Cousteau's Calypso: The World's First Expedition Conversion Yacht That Changed the Oceans
JUN 04 2026
On the Calypso as an early expedition conversion. Her 1950 Antibes refit added the false bow containing a glazed observation chamber three metres below the waterline.
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