About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 37. Chapters: BYMS class minesweepers, Javari class minesweepers, YMS-1 class minesweepers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, YMS-1 class minesweepers of the Polish Navy, YMS-1 class minesweepers of the Republic of Korea Navy, YMS-1 class minesweepers of the United States Navy, RV Calypso, USS Robin, USS Waxbill, USS Cardinal, USS Redhead, USS Brant, USS James M. Gilliss, USS Mockingbird, USS Kite, USS Merganser, USS Swallow, USS Harkness, USS Brambling, USS Rhea, USS Lorikeet, USS Reedbird, USS Magpie, USS Grouse, USS Pelican, USS Heron, USS Bunting, USS Turkey, USS Lark, USS Sanderling, USS Barbet, USS Lapwing, USS Albatross, USS Gull, USS Bobolink, USS Seagull, USS Curlew, USS Verdin, USS Simon Newcomb, USS Osprey, USS Grackle, USS Hawk, USS Condor, USS Siskin, USS Redpoll, HMS BYMS-2203, USS Linnet, USS Grosbeak, USS Swan, USS Ostrich, USS Hornbill, USS Nightingale, USS Goldfinch, USS McMinnville, USS Hummer, USS Chatterer, USS YMS-328, USS Firecrest, USS Flamingo, USS Partridge, HMS BYMS-2282, USS Plover, USS Jackdaw, USS Egret, USS Parrakeet, USS Courser, USS Crossbill, USS YMS-416, USS Chauvenet, USS Fulmar, USS Flicker, USS YMS-50, USS Courlan, USS Crow, USS YMS-477. Excerpt: RV Calypso is a former British Royal Navy Minesweeper converted into a research vessel for the oceanographic researcher Jacques-Yves Cousteau, equipped with a mobile laboratory for underwater field research. She was severely damaged in 1996, and is undergoing a complete refurbishment in 2009-2011. The ship is named after the Greek mythological figure Calypso. Calypso was originally a wooden-hulled minesweeper built for the British Royal Navy by the Ballard Marine Railway Company of Seattle, Washington, USA. It was made from Oregon pine. It was a BYMS (British Yard Minesweeper) Mark 1 Class Motor Minesweeper, laid down on 12 August 1941 with th...
