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Robert Duane Ballard (born June 30, 1942) is an American retired Navy officer and a professor of oceanography at the University of Rhode Island who is noted for his work in underwater archaeology (maritime archaeology and archaeology of shipwrecks) and marine geology.
Argo is launched from the Knorr during the 1985 Titanic expedition. Argo is an unmanned deep-towed undersea video camera sled developed by Dr. Robert Ballard through Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute's Deep Submergence Laboratory. Argo is most famous for its role in the discovery of the wreck of the RMS Titanic in 1985.
In Belfast a new gallery, Ballard’s Quest, tells the story of his discovery.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 January 2025. Shipwreck in the North Atlantic Ocean Not to be confused with The Wreck of the Titan: Or, Futility. Wreck of the Titanic The Titanic ' s bow, photographed in June 2004 Event Sinking of the Titanic Cause Collision with an iceberg Date 15 April 1912 ; 112 years ago (1912-04-15) Location ...
The Titanic’s wreckage two and a half miles below the Atlantic Ocean rested unseen by human contact for nearly 75 years, until Bob Ballard’s expedition discovered the infamous ocean liner’s ...
FALMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — The sheer size of the vessel and the shoes were what struck Robert Ballard when he descended to the wreckage of the RMS Titanic in 1986, the year after he and his crew ...
In addition to locating the iceberg-stricken Titanic, Ballard also has found scores of ancient wrecks and remnants of World War II vessels such as President John Kennedy's PT-109. He also does not ...
The Navy agreed it would finance use of the RV Knorr for Ballard's Titanic search only if he first searched for and investigated the two sunken submarines, [9] and found out the state of their nuclear reactors after being submerged for such a long time, [9] and whether their radioactivity was impacting the environment. [9]