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fathom | 101.2685914 ftm | 202.5371829 ftm | 303.8057743 ftm | 405.0743657 ftm | 506.3429571 ftm | 607.6115486 ftm | 708.8801400 ftm | 810.1487314 ftm | 911.4173228 ftm | 1,012.6859143 ftm | 1,113.9545057 ftm | 1,215.2230971 ftm | 1,316.4916885 ftm | 1,417.7602800 ftm | 1,519.0288714 ftm | 1,620.2974628 ftm | 1,721.5660542 ftm | 1,822.8346457 ftm | 1,924.1032371 ftm | 2,025.3718285 ftm | 2,126.6404199 ftm | 2,227.9090114 ftm | 2,329.1776028 ftm | 2,430.4461942 ftm | 2,531.7147857 ftm | 2,632.9833771 ftm | 2,734.2519685 ftm | 2,835.5205599 ftm | 2,936.7891514 ftm | 3,038.0577428 ftm | 3,139.3263342 ftm | 3,240.5949256 ftm | 3,341.8635171 ftm | 3,443.1321085 ftm | 3,544.4006999 ftm | 3,645.6692913 ftm | 3,746.9378828 ftm | 3,848.2064742 ftm | 3,949.4750656 ftm | 4,050.7436570 ftm | 4,152.0122485 ftm | 4,253.2808399 ftm | 4,354.5494313 ftm | 4,455.8180227 ftm | 4,557.0866142 ftm | 4,658.3552056 ftm | 4,759.6237970 ftm | 4,860.8923885 ftm | 4,962.1609799 ftm | 5,063.4295713 ftm | 5,164.6981627 ftm | 5,265.9667542 ftm | 5,367.2353456 ftm | 5,468.5039370 ftm | 5,569.7725284 ftm | 5,671.0411199 ftm | 5,772.3097113 ftm | 5,873.5783027 ftm | 5,974.8468941 ftm | 6,076.1154856 ftm | 6,177.3840770 ftm | 6,278.6526684 ftm | 6,379.9212598 ftm | 6,481.1898513 ftm | 6,582.4584427 ftm | 6,683.7270341 ftm | 6,784.9956255 ftm | 6,886.2642170 ftm | 6,987.5328084 ftm | 7,088.8013998 ftm | 7,190.0699913 ftm | 7,291.3385827 ftm | 7,392.6071741 ftm | 7,493.8757655 ftm | 7,595.1443570 ftm | 7,696.4129484 ftm | 7,797.6815398 ftm | 7,898.9501312 ftm | 8,000.2187227 ftm | 8,101.4873141 ftm | 8,202.7559055 ftm | 8,304.0244969 ftm | 8,405.2930884 ftm | 8,506.5616798 ftm | 8,607.8302712 ftm | 8,709.0988626 ftm | 8,810.3674541 ftm | 8,911.6360455 ftm | 9,012.9046369 ftm | 9,114.1732283 ftm | 9,215.4418198 ftm | 9,316.7104112 ftm | 9,417.9790026 ftm | 9,519.2475941 ftm | 9,620.5161855 ftm | 9,721.7847769 ftm | 9,823.0533683 ftm | 9,924.3219598 ftm | 10,025.5905512 ftm | 10,126.8591426 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:
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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cable length (International) | ≡ 1⁄10 nmi | ≡ 185.2 m | Imperial/US |
cable length (International) | fathoms | cable length (International) | fathoms |
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1 | = 101.26859142607 | 4 | = 405.07436570429 |
1.5 | = 151.90288713911 | 4.5 | = 455.70866141732 |
2 | = 202.53718285214 | 5 | = 506.34295713036 |
2.5 | = 253.17147856518 | 5.5 | = 556.97725284339 |
3 | = 303.80577427822 | 6 | = 607.61154855643 |
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.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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fathom | ftm | ≡ 6 ft | = 1.8288 m | Imperial/US |
fathoms | cable length (International) | fathoms | cable length (International) |
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1 | = 0.0098747300215983 | 4 | = 0.039498920086393 |
1.5 | = 0.014812095032397 | 4.5 | = 0.044436285097192 |
2 | = 0.019749460043197 | 5 | = 0.049373650107991 |
2.5 | = 0.024686825053996 | 5.5 | = 0.054311015118791 |
3 | = 0.029624190064795 | 6 | = 0.05924838012959 |
cable length (International) | fathoms |
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1 | = 101.2685914 |
0.0098747 | = 1 |
You can find the conversion in other languages in the following:
Symbol | Definition |
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≡ | exactly equal |
≈ | approximately equal to |
= | equal to |
digits | indicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …) |