Comments on: TED2008: Robert Ballard wants you to look down http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/02/29/ted2008-robert-ballard-wants-you-to-look-down/ EthanZ's musings on Africa, media and international development Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:45:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: James http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/02/29/ted2008-robert-ballard-wants-you-to-look-down/comment-page-1/#comment-2137087 James Sat, 14 Aug 2010 20:58:25 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/02/29/ted2008-robert-ballard-wants-you-to-look-down/#comment-2137087 Kevin, the ship is the bismarck. Denis is correct on the bow design, however the Tirpitz was never scraped, she was scrapped. Also, if you read the book "The Discovery of the Bismarck" by Robert D. Ballard, you will discover that the picture provided above is an artists depiction of what he believes the wreck looks like (i.e. a painting.) The Bismarck lies over 15,000 ft. deep, just shy of 3 miles. Technology has not advanced far enough to provide the world with a submarine capable of keeping a man alive at 15,000 ft. deep yet. If you have seen pictures of the Titanic, then you know that at that depth you can't seen more than 20 ft. around you. Kevin, the ship is the bismarck. Denis is correct on the bow design, however the Tirpitz was never scraped, she was scrapped. Also, if you read the book “The Discovery of the Bismarck” by Robert D. Ballard, you will discover that the picture provided above is an artists depiction of what he believes the wreck looks like (i.e. a painting.) The Bismarck lies over 15,000 ft. deep, just shy of 3 miles. Technology has not advanced far enough to provide the world with a submarine capable of keeping a man alive at 15,000 ft. deep yet. If you have seen pictures of the Titanic, then you know that at that depth you can’t seen more than 20 ft. around you.

]]> By: Denis-André Desjardins. http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/02/29/ted2008-robert-ballard-wants-you-to-look-down/comment-page-1/#comment-1910900 Denis-André Desjardins. Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:19:38 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/02/29/ted2008-robert-ballard-wants-you-to-look-down/#comment-1910900 That IS the the remains of the Bismarck. Her sister, the Tirpitz, was sunk at Håkøy, near Tromsø, Norway and was scraped in situ. There are several period photos of both. The bow is unmistakable as it was unique to those two ships.
And this is a wonderful shot of the wreck!

]]> By: earl lambert http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/02/29/ted2008-robert-ballard-wants-you-to-look-down/comment-page-1/#comment-1824078 earl lambert Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:00:41 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/02/29/ted2008-robert-ballard-wants-you-to-look-down/#comment-1824078 It looks like the bismark. It looks like the bismark.

]]> By: Kevin Burke http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/02/29/ted2008-robert-ballard-wants-you-to-look-down/comment-page-1/#comment-1814627 Kevin Burke Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:48:59 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/02/29/ted2008-robert-ballard-wants-you-to-look-down/#comment-1814627 The picture of a ship looks like a WWII battleship due to the overall shape and bow. Any idea on the ID? Thanks for your time, Kevin The picture of a ship looks like a WWII battleship due to the overall shape and bow. Any idea on the ID?

Thanks for your time, Kevin

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