Caplyso restoration

[captain]

The two videos are in french but the pictures are worth a thousand words.
The Calypso was originally built as a U S Navy minesweeper during WW II.
It was built of wood to reduce it's magnetic signature around magnetically triggered mines. It was given or sold to the French Navy after the war.

Part 1

YouTube - The restoration of Calypso - Part I

Part 2

YouTube - The restoration of Calypso - Part II

 

[mjh]

Thanks, growing up watching the adventures of the Calypso it is hard to see how bad of shape she feel into.

 

[JKPAO]

Thank You for sharing!
See you topside! John

 

[OldNSalty]

Hey, did you see the restoration team was using ScubaPro?!?

JK



I love that ship. I wish I had a model of it.