| cable length (imperial) | 1 cable length (imperial) | 2 cable length (imperial) | 3 cable length (imperial) | 4 cable length (imperial) | 5 cable length (imperial) | 6 cable length (imperial) | 7 cable length (imperial) | 8 cable length (imperial) | 9 cable length (imperial) | 10 cable length (imperial) | 11 cable length (imperial) | 12 cable length (imperial) | 13 cable length (imperial) | 14 cable length (imperial) | 15 cable length (imperial) | 16 cable length (imperial) | 17 cable length (imperial) | 18 cable length (imperial) | 19 cable length (imperial) | 20 cable length (imperial) | 21 cable length (imperial) | 22 cable length (imperial) | 23 cable length (imperial) | 24 cable length (imperial) | 25 cable length (imperial) | 26 cable length (imperial) | 27 cable length (imperial) | 28 cable length (imperial) | 29 cable length (imperial) | 30 cable length (imperial) | 31 cable length (imperial) | 32 cable length (imperial) | 33 cable length (imperial) | 34 cable length (imperial) | 35 cable length (imperial) | 36 cable length (imperial) | 37 cable length (imperial) | 38 cable length (imperial) | 39 cable length (imperial) | 40 cable length (imperial) | 41 cable length (imperial) | 42 cable length (imperial) | 43 cable length (imperial) | 44 cable length (imperial) | 45 cable length (imperial) | 46 cable length (imperial) | 47 cable length (imperial) | 48 cable length (imperial) | 49 cable length (imperial) | 50 cable length (imperial) | 51 cable length (imperial) | 52 cable length (imperial) | 53 cable length (imperial) | 54 cable length (imperial) | 55 cable length (imperial) | 56 cable length (imperial) | 57 cable length (imperial) | 58 cable length (imperial) | 59 cable length (imperial) | 60 cable length (imperial) | 61 cable length (imperial) | 62 cable length (imperial) | 63 cable length (imperial) | 64 cable length (imperial) | 65 cable length (imperial) | 66 cable length (imperial) | 67 cable length (imperial) | 68 cable length (imperial) | 69 cable length (imperial) | 70 cable length (imperial) | 71 cable length (imperial) | 72 cable length (imperial) | 73 cable length (imperial) | 74 cable length (imperial) | 75 cable length (imperial) | 76 cable length (imperial) | 77 cable length (imperial) | 78 cable length (imperial) | 79 cable length (imperial) | 80 cable length (imperial) | 81 cable length (imperial) | 82 cable length (imperial) | 83 cable length (imperial) | 84 cable length (imperial) | 85 cable length (imperial) | 86 cable length (imperial) | 87 cable length (imperial) | 88 cable length (imperial) | 89 cable length (imperial) | 90 cable length (imperial) | 91 cable length (imperial) | 92 cable length (imperial) | 93 cable length (imperial) | 94 cable length (imperial) | 95 cable length (imperial) | 96 cable length (imperial) | 97 cable length (imperial) | 98 cable length (imperial) | 99 cable length (imperial) | 100 cable length (imperial) |
| fathom | 101.3333333 ftm | 202.6666667 ftm | 304 ftm | 405.3333333 ftm | 506.6666667 ftm | 608 ftm | 709.3333333 ftm | 810.6666667 ftm | 912 ftm | 1,013.3333333 ftm | 1,114.6666667 ftm | 1 216 ftm | 1,317.3333333 ftm | 1,418.6666667 ftm | 1 520 ftm | 1,621.3333333 ftm | 1,722.6666667 ftm | 1 824 ftm | 1,925.3333333 ftm | 2,026.6666667 ftm | 2 128 ftm | 2,229.3333333 ftm | 2,330.6666667 ftm | 2 432 ftm | 2,533.3333333 ftm | 2,634.6666667 ftm | 2 736 ftm | 2,837.3333333 ftm | 2,938.6666667 ftm | 3 040 ftm | 3,141.3333333 ftm | 3,242.6666667 ftm | 3 344 ftm | 3,445.3333333 ftm | 3,546.6666667 ftm | 3 648 ftm | 3,749.3333333 ftm | 3,850.6666667 ftm | 3 952 ftm | 4,053.3333333 ftm | 4,154.6666667 ftm | 4 256 ftm | 4,357.3333333 ftm | 4,458.6666667 ftm | 4 560 ftm | 4,661.3333333 ftm | 4,762.6666667 ftm | 4 864 ftm | 4,965.3333333 ftm | 5,066.6666667 ftm | 5 168 ftm | 5,269.3333333 ftm | 5,370.6666667 ftm | 5 472 ftm | 5,573.3333333 ftm | 5,674.6666667 ftm | 5 776 ftm | 5,877.3333333 ftm | 5,978.6666667 ftm | 6 080 ftm | 6,181.3333333 ftm | 6,282.6666667 ftm | 6 384 ftm | 6,485.3333333 ftm | 6,586.6666667 ftm | 6 688 ftm | 6,789.3333333 ftm | 6,890.6666667 ftm | 6 992 ftm | 7,093.3333333 ftm | 7,194.6666667 ftm | 7 296 ftm | 7,397.3333333 ftm | 7,498.6666667 ftm | 7 600 ftm | 7,701.3333333 ftm | 7,802.6666667 ftm | 7 904 ftm | 8,005.3333333 ftm | 8,106.6666667 ftm | 8 208 ftm | 8,309.3333333 ftm | 8,410.6666667 ftm | 8 512 ftm | 8,613.3333333 ftm | 8,714.6666667 ftm | 8 816 ftm | 8,917.3333333 ftm | 9,018.6666667 ftm | 9 120 ftm | 9,221.3333333 ftm | 9,322.6666667 ftm | 9 424 ftm | 9,525.3333333 ftm | 9,626.6666667 ftm | 9 728 ftm | 9,829.3333333 ftm | 9,930.6666667 ftm | 10 032 ftm | 10,133.3333333 ftm |
A cable length or length of cable is a nautical unit of measure equal to one tenth of a nautical mile or approximately 100 fathoms. The unit is named after the length of a ship's anchor cable in the Age of Sail. The definition varies:
| 1 cable length (imperial) ≈ 101.33333333333 fathoms | 4 cable length (imperial) ≈ 405.33333333333 fathoms |
| 1.5 cable length (imperial) ≈ 152 fathoms | 4.5 cable length (imperial) ≈ 456 fathoms |
| 2 cable length (imperial) ≈ 202.66666666667 fathoms | 5 cable length (imperial) ≈ 506.66666666667 fathoms |
| 2.5 cable length (imperial) ≈ 253.33333333333 fathoms | 5.5 cable length (imperial) ≈ 557.33333333333 fathoms |
| 3 cable length (imperial) ≈ 304 fathoms | 6 cable length (imperial) ≈ 608 fathoms |
A fathom is a unit of length in the imperial and the U.S. customary systems equal to 6 feet (1.8288 metres), 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 was defined as a thousandth of an (Admiralty) nautical mile or as a multiple of the imperial yard. Formerly, the term was used for any of several units of length varying around 5–5 1⁄2 feet.
| 1 fathoms ≈ 0.0098684210526316 cable length (imperial) | 4 fathoms ≈ 0.039473684210526 cable length (imperial) |
| 1.5 fathoms ≈ 0.014802631578947 cable length (imperial) | 4.5 fathoms ≈ 0.044407894736842 cable length (imperial) |
| 2 fathoms ≈ 0.019736842105263 cable length (imperial) | 5 fathoms ≈ 0.049342105263158 cable length (imperial) |
| 2.5 fathoms ≈ 0.024671052631579 cable length (imperial) | 5.5 fathoms ≈ 0.054276315789474 cable length (imperial) |
| 3 fathoms ≈ 0.029605263157895 cable length (imperial) | 6 fathoms ≈ 0.059210526315789 cable length (imperial) |
| 1 cable length (imperial) ≈ 101.3333333 fathoms |
| 1 fathoms ≈ 0.0098684 cable length (imperial) |