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0.1 - 0.54
cable length (US) to fathoms
0.1= 12
0.11= 13.2
0.12= 14.4
0.13= 15.6
0.14= 16.8
0.15= 18
0.16= 19.2
0.17= 20.4
0.18= 21.6
0.19= 22.8
0.20= 24
0.21= 25.2
0.22= 26.4
0.23= 27.6
0.24= 28.8
0.25= 30
0.26= 31.2
0.27= 32.4
0.28= 33.6
0.29= 34.8
0.30= 36
0.31= 37.2
0.32= 38.4
0.33= 39.6
0.34= 40.8
0.35= 42
0.36= 43.2
0.37= 44.4
0.38= 45.6
0.39= 46.8
0.40= 48
0.41= 49.2
0.42= 50.4
0.43= 51.6
0.44= 52.8
0.45= 54
0.46= 55.2
0.47= 56.4
0.48= 57.6
0.49= 58.8
0.50= 60
0.51= 61.2
0.52= 62.4
0.53= 63.6
0.54= 64.8
0.55 - 0.99
cable length (US) to fathoms
0.55= 66
0.56= 67.2
0.57= 68.4
0.58= 69.6
0.59= 70.8
0.60= 72
0.61= 73.2
0.62= 74.4
0.63= 75.6
0.64= 76.8
0.65= 78
0.66= 79.2
0.67= 80.4
0.68= 81.6
0.69= 82.8
0.70= 84
0.71= 85.2
0.72= 86.4
0.73= 87.6
0.74= 88.8
0.75= 90
0.76= 91.2
0.77= 92.4
0.78= 93.6
0.79= 94.8
0.80= 96
0.81= 97.2
0.82= 98.4
0.83= 99.6
0.84= 100.8
0.85= 102
0.86= 103.2
0.87= 104.4
0.88= 105.6
0.89= 106.8
0.90= 108
0.91= 109.2
0.92= 110.4
0.93= 111.6
0.94= 112.8
0.95= 114
0.96= 115.2
0.97= 116.4
0.98= 117.6
0.99= 118.8
1.00 - 1.44
cable length (US) to fathoms
1.00= 120
1.01= 121.2
1.02= 122.4
1.03= 123.6
1.04= 124.8
1.05= 126
1.06= 127.2
1.07= 128.4
1.08= 129.6
1.09= 130.8
1.10= 132
1.11= 133.2
1.12= 134.4
1.13= 135.6
1.14= 136.8
1.15= 138
1.16= 139.2
1.17= 140.4
1.18= 141.6
1.19= 142.8
1.20= 144
1.21= 145.2
1.22= 146.4
1.23= 147.6
1.24= 148.8
1.25= 150
1.26= 151.2
1.27= 152.4
1.28= 153.6
1.29= 154.8
1.30= 156
1.31= 157.2
1.32= 158.4
1.33= 159.6
1.34= 160.8
1.35= 162
1.36= 163.2
1.37= 164.4
1.38= 165.6
1.39= 166.8
1.40= 168
1.41= 169.2
1.42= 170.4
1.43= 171.6
1.44= 172.8
1.45 - 1.89
cable length (US) to fathoms
1.45= 174
1.46= 175.2
1.47= 176.4
1.48= 177.6
1.49= 178.8
1.50= 180
1.51= 181.2
1.52= 182.4
1.53= 183.6
1.54= 184.8
1.55= 186
1.56= 187.2
1.57= 188.4
1.58= 189.6
1.59= 190.8
1.60= 192
1.61= 193.2
1.62= 194.4
1.63= 195.6
1.64= 196.8
1.65= 198
1.66= 199.2
1.67= 200.4
1.68= 201.6
1.69= 202.8
1.70= 204
1.71= 205.2
1.72= 206.4
1.73= 207.6
1.74= 208.8
1.75= 210
1.76= 211.2
1.77= 212.4
1.78= 213.6
1.79= 214.8
1.80= 216
1.81= 217.2
1.82= 218.4
1.83= 219.6
1.84= 220.8
1.85= 222
1.86= 223.2
1.87= 224.4
1.88= 225.6
1.89= 226.8
1.90 - 2.34
cable length (US) to fathoms
1.90= 228
1.91= 229.2
1.92= 230.4
1.93= 231.6
1.94= 232.8
1.95= 234
1.96= 235.2
1.97= 236.4
1.98= 237.6
1.99= 238.8
2.00= 240
2.01= 241.2
2.02= 242.4
2.03= 243.6
2.04= 244.8
2.05= 246
2.06= 247.2
2.07= 248.4
2.08= 249.6
2.09= 250.8
2.10= 252
2.11= 253.2
2.12= 254.4
2.13= 255.6
2.14= 256.8
2.15= 258
2.16= 259.2
2.17= 260.4
2.18= 261.6
2.19= 262.8
2.20= 264
2.21= 265.2
2.22= 266.4
2.23= 267.6
2.24= 268.8
2.25= 270
2.26= 271.2
2.27= 272.4
2.28= 273.6
2.29= 274.8
2.30= 276
2.31= 277.2
2.32= 278.4
2.33= 279.6
2.34= 280.8
2.35 - 2.79
cable length (US) to fathoms
2.35= 282
2.36= 283.2
2.37= 284.4
2.38= 285.6
2.39= 286.8
2.40= 288
2.41= 289.2
2.42= 290.4
2.43= 291.6
2.44= 292.8
2.45= 294
2.46= 295.2
2.47= 296.4
2.48= 297.6
2.49= 298.8
2.50= 300
2.51= 301.2
2.52= 302.4
2.53= 303.6
2.54= 304.8
2.55= 306
2.56= 307.2
2.57= 308.4
2.58= 309.6
2.59= 310.8
2.60= 312
2.61= 313.2
2.62= 314.4
2.63= 315.6
2.64= 316.8
2.65= 318
2.66= 319.2
2.67= 320.4
2.68= 321.6
2.69= 322.8
2.70= 324
2.71= 325.2
2.72= 326.4
2.73= 327.6
2.74= 328.8
2.75= 330
2.76= 331.2
2.77= 332.4
2.78= 333.6
2.79= 334.8

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cable length (US)

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:

  • International:  110 nautical mile, or 185.2 m
  • Imperial (Admiralty):  110 Admiralty mile, or 608 ft (185.32 m), about 101 fathoms
    • The traditional British fathom varied from 5½ feet to 7 feet in the Merchant Navy.
  • U.S. customary (US Navy): 120 fathoms (720 feet, 219.456 m)

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 12 feet.