Calypso Ship Model
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Calypso Ship Model Description
Calypso Ship Model
Dimensions: Length 85cm - Grade A - Museum Quality.
Construction of the boat :
The hull is made of wood and a layer of fiber glass on the wooden hull and painted with acrylic paint.
The deck is made of small planks of Teak wood and varnished.
The cabin and other pieces are made of wood Sapele and painted.
Some pieces are molded in Zinc metal and painted.
The ornaments are molded and turning in solid brass.
The model is presented on a glass base and two Brass Pion on each side.
Calypso Ship Model History
The Calypso was Jacques Cousteau's iconic research vessel, famously converted from a WWII minesweeper into a floating oceanographic lab that revolutionized marine exploration.
