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Billing Boats NR560 1/45 Scale Cousteau Calypso Research Ship Model Boat MISB

CALYPSO represents the fulfilment of a dream for her owner Jacques-Yves Cousteau, a French oceanographer whose numerous inventions and underwater techniques have been a significant factor in unravelling the secrets of the sea. The 42m, 360 ton vessel has two 600 HP diesel engines and a maximum speed of 12 knots. It is equipped with […]

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Billing Boats (NR560) Calypso Research Ship Model Boat & Fittings

This wooden boat kit is highly realistic with many fine details. The Calypso was built in the USA in 1942 as a minesweeper. She was bought in 1950 by Jacques-Yves Cousteau, and after extensive changes and modifications has become a fully equipped ocean research vessel, complete with observation chamber in the stern, oval diving bell, […]

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