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cable length (US) | 0.0010417 cable length (US) | 0.0020833 cable length (US) | 0.003125 cable length (US) | 0.0041667 cable length (US) | 0.0052083 cable length (US) | 0.00625 cable length (US) | 0.0072917 cable length (US) | 0.0083333 cable length (US) | 0.009375 cable length (US) | 0.0104167 cable length (US) | 0.0114583 cable length (US) | 0.0125 cable length (US) | 0.0135417 cable length (US) | 0.0145833 cable length (US) | 0.015625 cable length (US) | 0.0166667 cable length (US) | 0.0177083 cable length (US) | 0.01875 cable length (US) | 0.0197917 cable length (US) | 0.0208333 cable length (US) | 0.021875 cable length (US) | 0.0229167 cable length (US) | 0.0239583 cable length (US) | 0.025 cable length (US) | 0.0260417 cable length (US) | 0.0270833 cable length (US) | 0.028125 cable length (US) | 0.0291667 cable length (US) | 0.0302083 cable length (US) | 0.03125 cable length (US) | 0.0322917 cable length (US) | 0.0333333 cable length (US) | 0.034375 cable length (US) | 0.0354167 cable length (US) | 0.0364583 cable length (US) | 0.0375 cable length (US) | 0.0385417 cable length (US) | 0.0395833 cable length (US) | 0.040625 cable length (US) | 0.0416667 cable length (US) | 0.0427083 cable length (US) | 0.04375 cable length (US) | 0.0447917 cable length (US) | 0.0458333 cable length (US) | 0.046875 cable length (US) | 0.0479167 cable length (US) | 0.0489583 cable length (US) | 0.05 cable length (US) | 0.0510417 cable length (US) | 0.0520833 cable length (US) | 0.053125 cable length (US) | 0.0541667 cable length (US) | 0.0552083 cable length (US) | 0.05625 cable length (US) | 0.0572917 cable length (US) | 0.0583333 cable length (US) | 0.059375 cable length (US) | 0.0604167 cable length (US) | 0.0614583 cable length (US) | 0.0625 cable length (US) | 0.0635417 cable length (US) | 0.0645833 cable length (US) | 0.065625 cable length (US) | 0.0666667 cable length (US) | 0.0677083 cable length (US) | 0.06875 cable length (US) | 0.0697917 cable length (US) | 0.0708333 cable length (US) | 0.071875 cable length (US) | 0.0729167 cable length (US) | 0.0739583 cable length (US) | 0.075 cable length (US) | 0.0760417 cable length (US) | 0.0770833 cable length (US) | 0.078125 cable length (US) | 0.0791667 cable length (US) | 0.0802083 cable length (US) | 0.08125 cable length (US) | 0.0822917 cable length (US) | 0.0833333 cable length (US) | 0.084375 cable length (US) | 0.0854167 cable length (US) | 0.0864583 cable length (US) | 0.0875 cable length (US) | 0.0885417 cable length (US) | 0.0895833 cable length (US) | 0.090625 cable length (US) | 0.0916667 cable length (US) | 0.0927083 cable length (US) | 0.09375 cable length (US) | 0.0947917 cable length (US) | 0.0958333 cable length (US) | 0.096875 cable length (US) | 0.0979167 cable length (US) | 0.0989583 cable length (US) | 0.1 cable length (US) | 0.1010417 cable length (US) | 0.1020833 cable length (US) | 0.103125 cable length (US) | 0.1041667 cable length (US) |
A span is the distance measured by a human hand, from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger. In ancient times, a span was considered to be half a cubit. Sometimes the distinction is made between the great span (thumb to little finger) and little span (index finger to little finger).
1 spans = 0.0010416666666667 cable length (US) | 4 spans = 0.0041666666666667 cable length (US) |
1.5 spans = 0.0015625 cable length (US) | 4.5 spans = 0.0046875 cable length (US) |
2 spans = 0.0020833333333333 cable length (US) | 5 spans = 0.0052083333333333 cable length (US) |
2.5 spans = 0.0026041666666667 cable length (US) | 5.5 spans = 0.0057291666666667 cable length (US) |
3 spans = 0.003125 cable length (US) | 6 spans = 0.00625 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:
1 cable length (US) = 960 spans | 4 cable length (US) = 3840 spans |
1.5 cable length (US) = 1440 spans | 4.5 cable length (US) = 4320 spans |
2 cable length (US) = 1920 spans | 5 cable length (US) = 4800 spans |
2.5 cable length (US) = 2400 spans | 5.5 cable length (US) = 5280 spans |
3 cable length (US) = 2880 spans | 6 cable length (US) = 5760 spans |
1 spans = 0.0010417 cable length (US) |
1 cable length (US) = 960 spans |