fathom | 1 ftm | 2 ftm | 3 ftm | 4 ftm | 5 ftm | 6 ftm | 7 ftm | 8 ftm | 9 ftm | 10 ftm | 11 ftm | 12 ftm | 13 ftm | 14 ftm | 15 ftm | 16 ftm | 17 ftm | 18 ftm | 19 ftm | 20 ftm | 21 ftm | 22 ftm | 23 ftm | 24 ftm | 25 ftm | 26 ftm | 27 ftm | 28 ftm | 29 ftm | 30 ftm | 31 ftm | 32 ftm | 33 ftm | 34 ftm | 35 ftm | 36 ftm | 37 ftm | 38 ftm | 39 ftm | 40 ftm | 41 ftm | 42 ftm | 43 ftm | 44 ftm | 45 ftm | 46 ftm | 47 ftm | 48 ftm | 49 ftm | 50 ftm | 51 ftm | 52 ftm | 53 ftm | 54 ftm | 55 ftm | 56 ftm | 57 ftm | 58 ftm | 59 ftm | 60 ftm | 61 ftm | 62 ftm | 63 ftm | 64 ftm | 65 ftm | 66 ftm | 67 ftm | 68 ftm | 69 ftm | 70 ftm | 71 ftm | 72 ftm | 73 ftm | 74 ftm | 75 ftm | 76 ftm | 77 ftm | 78 ftm | 79 ftm | 80 ftm | 81 ftm | 82 ftm | 83 ftm | 84 ftm | 85 ftm | 86 ftm | 87 ftm | 88 ftm | 89 ftm | 90 ftm | 91 ftm | 92 ftm | 93 ftm | 94 ftm | 95 ftm | 96 ftm | 97 ftm | 98 ftm | 99 ftm | 100 ftm |
cable length (imperial) | 0.0098684 cable length (imperial) | 0.0197368 cable length (imperial) | 0.0296053 cable length (imperial) | 0.0394737 cable length (imperial) | 0.0493421 cable length (imperial) | 0.0592105 cable length (imperial) | 0.0690789 cable length (imperial) | 0.0789474 cable length (imperial) | 0.0888158 cable length (imperial) | 0.0986842 cable length (imperial) | 0.1085526 cable length (imperial) | 0.1184211 cable length (imperial) | 0.1282895 cable length (imperial) | 0.1381579 cable length (imperial) | 0.1480263 cable length (imperial) | 0.1578947 cable length (imperial) | 0.1677632 cable length (imperial) | 0.1776316 cable length (imperial) | 0.1875 cable length (imperial) | 0.1973684 cable length (imperial) | 0.2072368 cable length (imperial) | 0.2171053 cable length (imperial) | 0.2269737 cable length (imperial) | 0.2368421 cable length (imperial) | 0.2467105 cable length (imperial) | 0.2565789 cable length (imperial) | 0.2664474 cable length (imperial) | 0.2763158 cable length (imperial) | 0.2861842 cable length (imperial) | 0.2960526 cable length (imperial) | 0.3059211 cable length (imperial) | 0.3157895 cable length (imperial) | 0.3256579 cable length (imperial) | 0.3355263 cable length (imperial) | 0.3453947 cable length (imperial) | 0.3552632 cable length (imperial) | 0.3651316 cable length (imperial) | 0.375 cable length (imperial) | 0.3848684 cable length (imperial) | 0.3947368 cable length (imperial) | 0.4046053 cable length (imperial) | 0.4144737 cable length (imperial) | 0.4243421 cable length (imperial) | 0.4342105 cable length (imperial) | 0.4440789 cable length (imperial) | 0.4539474 cable length (imperial) | 0.4638158 cable length (imperial) | 0.4736842 cable length (imperial) | 0.4835526 cable length (imperial) | 0.4934211 cable length (imperial) | 0.5032895 cable length (imperial) | 0.5131579 cable length (imperial) | 0.5230263 cable length (imperial) | 0.5328947 cable length (imperial) | 0.5427632 cable length (imperial) | 0.5526316 cable length (imperial) | 0.5625 cable length (imperial) | 0.5723684 cable length (imperial) | 0.5822368 cable length (imperial) | 0.5921053 cable length (imperial) | 0.6019737 cable length (imperial) | 0.6118421 cable length (imperial) | 0.6217105 cable length (imperial) | 0.6315789 cable length (imperial) | 0.6414474 cable length (imperial) | 0.6513158 cable length (imperial) | 0.6611842 cable length (imperial) | 0.6710526 cable length (imperial) | 0.6809211 cable length (imperial) | 0.6907895 cable length (imperial) | 0.7006579 cable length (imperial) | 0.7105263 cable length (imperial) | 0.7203947 cable length (imperial) | 0.7302632 cable length (imperial) | 0.7401316 cable length (imperial) | 0.75 cable length (imperial) | 0.7598684 cable length (imperial) | 0.7697368 cable length (imperial) | 0.7796053 cable length (imperial) | 0.7894737 cable length (imperial) | 0.7993421 cable length (imperial) | 0.8092105 cable length (imperial) | 0.8190789 cable length (imperial) | 0.8289474 cable length (imperial) | 0.8388158 cable length (imperial) | 0.8486842 cable length (imperial) | 0.8585526 cable length (imperial) | 0.8684211 cable length (imperial) | 0.8782895 cable length (imperial) | 0.8881579 cable length (imperial) | 0.8980263 cable length (imperial) | 0.9078947 cable length (imperial) | 0.9177632 cable length (imperial) | 0.9276316 cable length (imperial) | 0.9375 cable length (imperial) | 0.9473684 cable length (imperial) | 0.9572368 cable length (imperial) | 0.9671053 cable length (imperial) | 0.9769737 cable length (imperial) | 0.9868421 cable length (imperial) |
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) |
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 |
1 fathoms ≈ 0.0098684 cable length (imperial) |
1 cable length (imperial) ≈ 101.3333333 fathoms |