Fathom was upset and rose to the surface. A "shot", one of the forged lengths of chain joined by shackles to form an anchor cable, was usually 15 fathoms long (). A "shackle", a length of cable or chain equal to 12.5 fathoms or 75 feet. In 1949, the British navy redefined the shackle to be 15 fathoms. In Finland, fathom ("syli") is sometimes, albeit seldom, used as a maritime unit, of a nautical mile and of cable length. It is customary, when burying the dead, to bury the coffin at least to a depth of a fathom, or "six feet
Full Fathom Five (band) Ronquillo. Full Fathom Five is signed to Brisbane label Valve Records. The band's name is from a line in "The Tempest" by Shakespeare. Full Fathom Five (band) Full Fathom Five, also referred to as FF5, were an Australian rock and electronica band formed in Brisbane. They were described as "Chemical Brothers on valium." They released a four-track extended play, "Friend of Faux", on 1 May 2000. It was followed in December by their single, "Who's Your Daddy", which was placed on high rotation by national youth radio, Triple J. They started recording their debut album, "07 Seven", in 2000 and