Fathom Britain, it can mean the quantity of wood in a pile of any length measuring square in cross section. In Hungary the square fathom ("") is still in use as an unofficial measure of land area, primarily for small lots suitable for construction. Fathom A fathom is a unit of length in the imperial and the U.S. customary systems equal to , used especially for measuring the depth of water. There are two yards (6 feet) in an imperial fathom. Originally the span of a man's outstretched arms, the size of a fathom has varied slightly depending on whether it
Captain Fathom Captain Fathom Captain Fathom is an animated television series produced in 1965 by Cambria Studios. Like Cambria's other productions, "Clutch Cargo" and "Space Angel", it was produced in Synchro-Vox. At least thirty five 30-minute episodes, all in color, were filmed. The episodes could be broken down into five 5-minute segments in cliffhanger format. Renowned comic book artist Alex Toth was the director. This animated series was broadcast in Italy in syndication in the early '80s under 2 different titles: "Avventure negli abissi" (that means in English "Adventures in the Abyss") and "Captain Fathom". Captain Bill Fathom was captain of a