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USS New Jersey (SSN-796), a Block IV Virginia-class submarine, is the third United States Navy vessel named for the state of New Jersey. The first two New Jerseys were battleships BB-16 and BB-62. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the name for the third New Jersey on 25 May 2015, at a ceremony in Jersey City, New Jersey. [5] [6] [7]
Beowulf (c. 700–1000): Grendel's mother, a monster-woman; Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson (c. 1220): The Valkyries, female creatures (often depicted as winged) of Norse mythology, who choose which fighters live and die in battle; Roman de Mélusine by Jean d'Arras (1392–94): Mélusine, a water spirit of European folklore [1]
Sedna (Inuktitut: ᓴᓐᓇ, romanized: Sanna, previously Sedna or Sidne) is the goddess of the sea and marine animals in Inuit religion, also known as the Mother of the Sea or Mistress of the Sea. The story of Sedna, which is a creation myth, describes how she came to rule over Adlivun , the Inuit version of the underworld .
During training, she was required to dive while carrying more than 200 pounds of gear in dark, cold or turbulent water. Despite this, Tobias became the first woman to graduate from the Navy Deep Sea Diving School and went on to work with the Navy search and salvage operations. [6] However, she was still limited opportunities due to her gender.
The roughly 8-inch-long animal was discovered in the South China Sea, researchers said. Reddish sea creature — with over 70 feet — found by a submarine. It’s a new species
The gnome sea pen is about 4.6 inches long and shaped similar to a leafy plant, researchers said and photos show. The animal has a central stalk covered in 41 polyps and a “sucker-like” base ...
An early description of the Havfrue, and her mate Havmand, was given by the Danish Bishop Pontoppidan (1753). [136] [137] They were considered the mating female and male of the creature, inhabiting the North Sea, [138] [139] and their offspring was called marmæle (var. marmæte), [140] [141] as repeated by later commentators. [142] [143]