Asherah (submarine)
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name: | Asherah |
| Namesake: | Asherah |
| Ordered: | 1963 |
| Builder: | General Dynamics, Groton, Connecticut |
| Launched: | 1964 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Submersible |
| Test depth: | 600 feet (180 m) |
| Crew: | 2 |
Asherah was the first commercially built American research submersible, used by archaeologist George F. Bass to examine underwater sites.[1][2] It was named after Asherah, an ancient Semitic goddess known as "she who treads on the sea".[3]
The two-man submarine was built by General Dynamics, Groton, Connecticut, USA, and could dive to a depth of 600 feet (180 m). Commissioned in 1963 and launched in 1964, it was used to develop a new system of stereoscopy, and allowed Bass to become the first to use side-scanning sonar to locate a shipwreck.[4]
References
- ↑ "George F. Bass". Institute of Nautical Archaeology. 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ↑ Bass, George F. (2012). "Archaeology Under Water". Institute of Nautical Archaeology. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ↑ In Ugarit is mentioned: ʼaṯrt ym, rabat ʼAṯirat yammi, 'Lady Athirat of the Sea'.
- ↑ Keiger, Dale (April 1997). "The Underwater World of George Bass". Johns Hopkins Magazine. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
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