The Calypso was built in the United States in 1942 as a minesweeper, and was bought by Jacques-Yves Cousteau in 1950. You probably recall the many documentaries. The building kit with multilingual (including Dutch) manual has already been assembled for a very small part (see photos) but there is still plenty to do to complete it. Specifications: • Length: 94 cm • Height: 33 cm • Width: 17 cm • Scale: 1:45 • Level of difficulty: Difficulty level (expert) - 1 plastic hull • Fittings included -Laser cut • R/C Prepared. This means that you can make this ship radio controlled. For this you’ll still need to purchase parts. Will be carefully packaged and shipped by registered post or it can be collected at the seller’s address in Weeze (Germany), just across the border from northern Limburg (the Netherlands).