| foot, metric (short) | 1 smf | 2 smf | 3 smf | 4 smf | 5 smf | 6 smf | 7 smf | 8 smf | 9 smf | 10 smf | 11 smf | 12 smf | 13 smf | 14 smf | 15 smf | 16 smf | 17 smf | 18 smf | 19 smf | 20 smf | 21 smf | 22 smf | 23 smf | 24 smf | 25 smf | 26 smf | 27 smf | 28 smf | 29 smf | 30 smf | 31 smf | 32 smf | 33 smf | 34 smf | 35 smf | 36 smf | 37 smf | 38 smf | 39 smf | 40 smf | 41 smf | 42 smf | 43 smf | 44 smf | 45 smf | 46 smf | 47 smf | 48 smf | 49 smf | 50 smf | 51 smf | 52 smf | 53 smf | 54 smf | 55 smf | 56 smf | 57 smf | 58 smf | 59 smf | 60 smf | 61 smf | 62 smf | 63 smf | 64 smf | 65 smf | 66 smf | 67 smf | 68 smf | 69 smf | 70 smf | 71 smf | 72 smf | 73 smf | 74 smf | 75 smf | 76 smf | 77 smf | 78 smf | 79 smf | 80 smf | 81 smf | 82 smf | 83 smf | 84 smf | 85 smf | 86 smf | 87 smf | 88 smf | 89 smf | 90 smf | 91 smf | 92 smf | 93 smf | 94 smf | 95 smf | 96 smf | 97 smf | 98 smf | 99 smf | 100 smf |
| cable length (International) | 0.0016199 cable length (International) | 0.0032397 cable length (International) | 0.0048596 cable length (International) | 0.0064795 cable length (International) | 0.0080994 cable length (International) | 0.0097192 cable length (International) | 0.0113391 cable length (International) | 0.0129590 cable length (International) | 0.0145788 cable length (International) | 0.0161987 cable length (International) | 0.0178186 cable length (International) | 0.0194384 cable length (International) | 0.0210583 cable length (International) | 0.0226782 cable length (International) | 0.0242981 cable length (International) | 0.0259179 cable length (International) | 0.0275378 cable length (International) | 0.0291577 cable length (International) | 0.0307775 cable length (International) | 0.0323974 cable length (International) | 0.0340173 cable length (International) | 0.0356371 cable length (International) | 0.0372570 cable length (International) | 0.0388769 cable length (International) | 0.0404968 cable length (International) | 0.0421166 cable length (International) | 0.0437365 cable length (International) | 0.0453564 cable length (International) | 0.0469762 cable length (International) | 0.0485961 cable length (International) | 0.0502160 cable length (International) | 0.0518359 cable length (International) | 0.0534557 cable length (International) | 0.0550756 cable length (International) | 0.0566955 cable length (International) | 0.0583153 cable length (International) | 0.0599352 cable length (International) | 0.0615551 cable length (International) | 0.0631749 cable length (International) | 0.0647948 cable length (International) | 0.0664147 cable length (International) | 0.0680346 cable length (International) | 0.0696544 cable length (International) | 0.0712743 cable length (International) | 0.0728942 cable length (International) | 0.0745140 cable length (International) | 0.0761339 cable length (International) | 0.0777538 cable length (International) | 0.0793737 cable length (International) | 0.0809935 cable length (International) | 0.0826134 cable length (International) | 0.0842333 cable length (International) | 0.0858531 cable length (International) | 0.0874730 cable length (International) | 0.0890929 cable length (International) | 0.0907127 cable length (International) | 0.0923326 cable length (International) | 0.0939525 cable length (International) | 0.0955724 cable length (International) | 0.0971922 cable length (International) | 0.0988121 cable length (International) | 0.1004320 cable length (International) | 0.1020518 cable length (International) | 0.1036717 cable length (International) | 0.1052916 cable length (International) | 0.1069114 cable length (International) | 0.1085313 cable length (International) | 0.1101512 cable length (International) | 0.1117711 cable length (International) | 0.1133909 cable length (International) | 0.1150108 cable length (International) | 0.1166307 cable length (International) | 0.1182505 cable length (International) | 0.1198704 cable length (International) | 0.1214903 cable length (International) | 0.1231102 cable length (International) | 0.1247300 cable length (International) | 0.1263499 cable length (International) | 0.1279698 cable length (International) | 0.1295896 cable length (International) | 0.1312095 cable length (International) | 0.1328294 cable length (International) | 0.1344492 cable length (International) | 0.1360691 cable length (International) | 0.1376890 cable length (International) | 0.1393089 cable length (International) | 0.1409287 cable length (International) | 0.1425486 cable length (International) | 0.1441685 cable length (International) | 0.1457883 cable length (International) | 0.1474082 cable length (International) | 0.1490281 cable length (International) | 0.1506479 cable length (International) | 0.1522678 cable length (International) | 0.1538877 cable length (International) | 0.1555076 cable length (International) | 0.1571274 cable length (International) | 0.1587473 cable length (International) | 0.1603672 cable length (International) | 0.1619870 cable length (International) |
≡ 0.30 m
| 1 feet, metric (short) ≡ 0.0016198704103672 cable length (International) | 4 feet, metric (short) ≡ 0.0064794816414687 cable length (International) |
| 1.5 feet, metric (short) ≡ 0.0024298056155508 cable length (International) | 4.5 feet, metric (short) ≡ 0.0072894168466523 cable length (International) |
| 2 feet, metric (short) ≡ 0.0032397408207343 cable length (International) | 5 feet, metric (short) ≡ 0.0080993520518359 cable length (International) |
| 2.5 feet, metric (short) ≡ 0.0040496760259179 cable length (International) | 5.5 feet, metric (short) ≡ 0.0089092872570194 cable length (International) |
| 3 feet, metric (short) ≡ 0.0048596112311015 cable length (International) | 6 feet, metric (short) ≡ 0.009719222462203 cable length (International) |
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 (International) ≡ 617.33333333333 feet, metric (short) | 4 cable length (International) ≡ 2469.3333333333 feet, metric (short) |
| 1.5 cable length (International) ≡ 926 feet, metric (short) | 4.5 cable length (International) ≡ 2778 feet, metric (short) |
| 2 cable length (International) ≡ 1234.6666666667 feet, metric (short) | 5 cable length (International) ≡ 3086.6666666667 feet, metric (short) |
| 2.5 cable length (International) ≡ 1543.3333333333 feet, metric (short) | 5.5 cable length (International) ≡ 3395.3333333333 feet, metric (short) |
| 3 cable length (International) ≡ 1852 feet, metric (short) | 6 cable length (International) ≡ 3704 feet, metric (short) |
| 1 feet, metric (short) ≡ 0.0016199 cable length (International) |
| 1 cable length (International) ≡ 617.3333333 feet, metric (short) |