"NewsHog" wrote in message
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Too bad the Calypso was left to die. I was aboard her in the mid 1980's
when she was in Miami for a refit following, I believe, a return from
Cuba. The Engineer was kind enough to allow me and my friend to have
access to every part of the ship except Cousteau's cabin (except to look
in through the window). The ship was surprisingly small, as it always
looked so much larger on TV to me as a kid.

The highlight of our excursion was, at least for me, going down into the
original mini-sub and getting a feel for what it must have been like to
use it. That thing is just downright scary to be inside, as it is just
basically an empty shell filled with tubes, tanks, wires, and a flat board
to lie on to steer while looking through a very small, thick, round piece
of glass. Very, very rudimentary.

I took a bunch of pics inside and out, and if I ever find any of that
stuff I'll post them if there's a way to transfer them to digital.

Here are some pictures of her in an obvious state of abandonment.

http://lpce.com/michelet/calypso/index.php

http://www.smmlonline.com/reference/...o/calypso.html