Calypso

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Calypso


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VLI-8


Commissioned by

Not Applicable


Scale

 1/40


Length

80cm


Built-in

2011



Actual brick model

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Awatea is a motor yacht with a length of 45.0m. The yacht's builder is Royal Hakvoort from the Netherlands who delivered Awatea in 2008. The superyacht has a beam of 8.79m, a draft of 2.95m and a volume of 499 GT.

The Awatea, previously named My Trust Fund, features exterior design by Cor D. Rover Design, while her interior was penned by Felix Buytendijk Yacht Design, with naval architecture by Diana Yacht Design B.V.. Up to 10 guests are accommodated on board the superyacht Awatea, and she also has accommodation for 9 crew members including the captain of Awatea. The yacht Awatea has a steel hull and aluminium superstructure.


She is powered by 2 Caterpillar Inc engines, which give her a cruising speed of 11.3 kn and a top speed of 13.4 kn. The yacht carries 64,000 liters of fuel on board, and 15,000 liters of water.


Calypso

Calypso was originally a minesweeper built by the Ballard Marine Railway Company of Seattle, Washington, United States for the United States Navy for loan to the British Royal Navy under lend-lease. A wooden-hulled vessel, she is built of Oregon pine. She was a British yard minesweeper (BYMS) Mark 1 class motor minesweeper, laid down on 12 August 1941 with yard designation BYMS-26 and launched on 21 March 1942. She was commissioned into the Royal Navy in February 1943 as HMS J-826 and assigned to active service in the Mediterranean Sea, based in Malta, and was reclassified as BYMS-2026 in 1944. Following the end of World War II, she was decommissioned in July 1946 and laid up at Malta. On 1 August 1947 she was formally handed back to the US Navy and then struck from the US Naval Register, remaining in lay-up


In May 1949 she was bought by Joseph Gasan of Malta, who had secured the mail contract on the ferry route between Marfa, in the north of Malta, and Mġarr, Gozo in 1947.[4] She was converted to a ferry and renamed Calypso G after the nymph Calypso, whose island of Ogygia was mythically associated with Gozo, entering service in March 1950. After only four months on the route, Gasan received an attractive offer and sold her.


The British millionaire and former Member of Parliament (MP), Thomas Loel Guinness bought Calypso in July 1950. He leased her to Cousteau for a symbolic one franc a year. He had two conditions: that Cousteau never ask him for money and that he never reveal his identity, which only came out after Cousteau's death. Cousteau restructured and transformed the ship into an expedition vessel and support base for diving, filming and oceanographic research. One of the more unusual expeditions involving the vessel was a survey of Abu Dhabi waters conducted by Cousteau on behalf of British Petroleum (BP) in 1954 – the first and last time it was used for an oil survey.

Calypso carried advanced equipment, including one- and two-man mini submarines developed by Cousteau, diving saucers, and underwater scooters. The ship was also fitted with a see-through "nose" and an observation chamber 3 metres (9.8 ft) below the waterline, and was modified to house scientific equipment and a helicopter pad. The Calypso underwater camera is named after this ship

Commissiond by

Owners Of M/Y Acala, Mexico


Scale

1/57

Length

70cm


Built in

2023

Acala is a 43,1 m Motor Yacht, built in Italy by Cantiere delle Marche and delivered in 2022. Her top speed is 14.0 kn and her cruising speed is 12.0 kn. She can accommodate up to 12 guests in 6 staterooms. She has a gross tonnage of 450.0 GT and a 8.6 m beam.


The yacht is the first example of the shipyards collaboration with Horacio Bozzo Design who penned her exterior lines. Her interior has been penned by Mexican architect Simon Hamui, while her naval architecture comes from the boards of Hydro Tec S.r.l. The yacht is spread across three decks, as well as a sundeck and the yacht can accommodate as many as 12 guests between six ensuite staterooms. The master suite is on the main deck, where the forward part of the yacht is dedicated to the owner and family. There are also three VIP suites, while two twins are located on the lower deck.


The social spaces include the main deck saloon, as well as a panoramic sky lounge on the upper deck where the dining area is location. The large sundeck features a cockpit, pool and lounge area. She has twin Caterpillar C32 Acert engines of 746kW each, and a range of above 5,000 nautical miles at 10 knots and a top speed of 14 knots.

Acala is a 43,1 m Motor Yacht, built in Italy by Cantiere delle Marche and delivered in 2022. Her top speed is 14.0 kn and her cruising speed is 12.0 kn. She can accommodate up to 12 guests in 6 staterooms. She has a gross tonnage of 450.0 GT and a 8.6 m beam.


The yacht is the first example of the shipyards collaboration with Horacio Bozzo Design who penned her exterior lines. Her interior has been penned by Mexican architect Simon Hamui, while her naval architecture comes from the boards of Hydro Tec S.r.l. The yacht is spread across three decks, as well as a sundeck and the yacht can accommodate as many as 12 guests between six ensuite staterooms. The master suite is on the main deck, where the forward part of the yacht is dedicated to the owner and family. There are also three VIP suites, while two twins are located on the lower deck.


The social spaces include the main deck saloon, as well as a panoramic sky lounge on the upper deck where the dining area is location. The large sundeck features a cockpit, pool and lounge area. She has twin Caterpillar C32 Acert engines of 746kW each, and a range of above 5,000 nautical miles at 10 knots and a top speed of 14 knots.

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