Former commander in the United States Navy and oceanographer Robert Ballard, aboard the Atlantis II returns from the first expedition studying the wreck of the Titanic. Ira Wyman/Sygma via Getty Images Robert Ballard found the Titanic in September 1985 with the support of the US Navy. The hunt for the Titanic was cover for a secret Navy mission to investigate two submarine wrecks. It was also part of a psychological warfare game the US was playing with the Soviets, Ballard revealed in a new book. See more stories on Insider's business page. The man who found the Titanic did so with help from the US Navy, and he got that much needed support in part by convincing the Navy that finding the shipwreck would "drive the Soviets crazy," renowned explorer Robert Ballard reveals in the new book "Into The Deep," which was co-written with investigative reporter Christopher Drew.Over the course of his celebrated career, Ballard has discovered the wrecks of the Nazi battleship Bismarck, the US aircraft carrier Yorktown, and US patrol torpedo boat PT-109 (commanded by then Lt.
The Us Navy Backed The Hunt For Titanic In Part Because The Explorer Who Found It Argued It Would 'drive The Soviets Crazy,' Boo
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