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Cable length (International) to Span Conversion Table

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0.1 - 0.54
cable length (International) to spans
0.1= 81.014873140857
0.11= 89.116360454943
0.12= 97.217847769029
0.13= 105.31933508311
0.14= 113.4208223972
0.15= 121.52230971129
0.16= 129.62379702537
0.17= 137.72528433946
0.18= 145.82677165354
0.19= 153.92825896763
0.20= 162.02974628171
0.21= 170.1312335958
0.22= 178.23272090989
0.23= 186.33420822397
0.24= 194.43569553806
0.25= 202.53718285214
0.26= 210.63867016623
0.27= 218.74015748031
0.28= 226.8416447944
0.29= 234.94313210849
0.30= 243.04461942257
0.31= 251.14610673666
0.32= 259.24759405074
0.33= 267.34908136483
0.34= 275.45056867892
0.35= 283.552055993
0.36= 291.65354330709
0.37= 299.75503062117
0.38= 307.85651793526
0.39= 315.95800524934
0.40= 324.05949256343
0.41= 332.16097987752
0.42= 340.2624671916
0.43= 348.36395450569
0.44= 356.46544181977
0.45= 364.56692913386
0.46= 372.66841644794
0.47= 380.76990376203
0.48= 388.87139107612
0.49= 396.9728783902
0.50= 405.07436570429
0.51= 413.17585301837
0.52= 421.27734033246
0.53= 429.37882764654
0.54= 437.48031496063
0.55 - 0.99
cable length (International) to spans
0.55= 445.58180227472
0.56= 453.6832895888
0.57= 461.78477690289
0.58= 469.88626421697
0.59= 477.98775153106
0.60= 486.08923884514
0.61= 494.19072615923
0.62= 502.29221347332
0.63= 510.3937007874
0.64= 518.49518810149
0.65= 526.59667541557
0.66= 534.69816272966
0.67= 542.79965004374
0.68= 550.90113735783
0.69= 559.00262467192
0.70= 567.104111986
0.71= 575.20559930009
0.72= 583.30708661417
0.73= 591.40857392826
0.74= 599.51006124234
0.75= 607.61154855643
0.76= 615.71303587052
0.77= 623.8145231846
0.78= 631.91601049869
0.79= 640.01749781277
0.80= 648.11898512686
0.81= 656.22047244094
0.82= 664.32195975503
0.83= 672.42344706912
0.84= 680.5249343832
0.85= 688.62642169729
0.86= 696.72790901137
0.87= 704.82939632546
0.88= 712.93088363955
0.89= 721.03237095363
0.90= 729.13385826772
0.91= 737.2353455818
0.92= 745.33683289589
0.93= 753.43832020997
0.94= 761.53980752406
0.95= 769.64129483815
0.96= 777.74278215223
0.97= 785.84426946632
0.98= 793.9457567804
0.99= 802.04724409449
1.00 - 1.44
cable length (International) to spans
1.00= 810.14873140857
1.01= 818.25021872266
1.02= 826.35170603675
1.03= 834.45319335083
1.04= 842.55468066492
1.05= 850.656167979
1.06= 858.75765529309
1.07= 866.85914260717
1.08= 874.96062992126
1.09= 883.06211723535
1.10= 891.16360454943
1.11= 899.26509186352
1.12= 907.3665791776
1.13= 915.46806649169
1.14= 923.56955380577
1.15= 931.67104111986
1.16= 939.77252843395
1.17= 947.87401574803
1.18= 955.97550306212
1.19= 964.0769903762
1.20= 972.17847769029
1.21= 980.27996500437
1.22= 988.38145231846
1.23= 996.48293963255
1.24= 1004.5844269466
1.25= 1012.6859142607
1.26= 1020.7874015748
1.27= 1028.8888888889
1.28= 1036.990376203
1.29= 1045.0918635171
1.30= 1053.1933508311
1.31= 1061.2948381452
1.32= 1069.3963254593
1.33= 1077.4978127734
1.34= 1085.5993000875
1.35= 1093.7007874016
1.36= 1101.8022747157
1.37= 1109.9037620297
1.38= 1118.0052493438
1.39= 1126.1067366579
1.40= 1134.208223972
1.41= 1142.3097112861
1.42= 1150.4111986002
1.43= 1158.5126859143
1.44= 1166.6141732283
1.45 - 1.89
cable length (International) to spans
1.45= 1174.7156605424
1.46= 1182.8171478565
1.47= 1190.9186351706
1.48= 1199.0201224847
1.49= 1207.1216097988
1.50= 1215.2230971129
1.51= 1223.3245844269
1.52= 1231.426071741
1.53= 1239.5275590551
1.54= 1247.6290463692
1.55= 1255.7305336833
1.56= 1263.8320209974
1.57= 1271.9335083115
1.58= 1280.0349956255
1.59= 1288.1364829396
1.60= 1296.2379702537
1.61= 1304.3394575678
1.62= 1312.4409448819
1.63= 1320.542432196
1.64= 1328.6439195101
1.65= 1336.7454068241
1.66= 1344.8468941382
1.67= 1352.9483814523
1.68= 1361.0498687664
1.69= 1369.1513560805
1.70= 1377.2528433946
1.71= 1385.3543307087
1.72= 1393.4558180227
1.73= 1401.5573053368
1.74= 1409.6587926509
1.75= 1417.760279965
1.76= 1425.8617672791
1.77= 1433.9632545932
1.78= 1442.0647419073
1.79= 1450.1662292213
1.80= 1458.2677165354
1.81= 1466.3692038495
1.82= 1474.4706911636
1.83= 1482.5721784777
1.84= 1490.6736657918
1.85= 1498.7751531059
1.86= 1506.8766404199
1.87= 1514.978127734
1.88= 1523.0796150481
1.89= 1531.1811023622
1.90 - 2.34
cable length (International) to spans
1.90= 1539.2825896763
1.91= 1547.3840769904
1.92= 1555.4855643045
1.93= 1563.5870516185
1.94= 1571.6885389326
1.95= 1579.7900262467
1.96= 1587.8915135608
1.97= 1595.9930008749
1.98= 1604.094488189
1.99= 1612.1959755031
2.00= 1620.2974628171
2.01= 1628.3989501312
2.02= 1636.5004374453
2.03= 1644.6019247594
2.04= 1652.7034120735
2.05= 1660.8048993876
2.06= 1668.9063867017
2.07= 1677.0078740157
2.08= 1685.1093613298
2.09= 1693.2108486439
2.10= 1701.312335958
2.11= 1709.4138232721
2.12= 1717.5153105862
2.13= 1725.6167979003
2.14= 1733.7182852143
2.15= 1741.8197725284
2.16= 1749.9212598425
2.17= 1758.0227471566
2.18= 1766.1242344707
2.19= 1774.2257217848
2.20= 1782.3272090989
2.21= 1790.4286964129
2.22= 1798.530183727
2.23= 1806.6316710411
2.24= 1814.7331583552
2.25= 1822.8346456693
2.26= 1830.9361329834
2.27= 1839.0376202975
2.28= 1847.1391076115
2.29= 1855.2405949256
2.30= 1863.3420822397
2.31= 1871.4435695538
2.32= 1879.5450568679
2.33= 1887.646544182
2.34= 1895.7480314961
2.35 - 2.79
cable length (International) to spans
2.35= 1903.8495188101
2.36= 1911.9510061242
2.37= 1920.0524934383
2.38= 1928.1539807524
2.39= 1936.2554680665
2.40= 1944.3569553806
2.41= 1952.4584426947
2.42= 1960.5599300087
2.43= 1968.6614173228
2.44= 1976.7629046369
2.45= 1984.864391951
2.46= 1992.9658792651
2.47= 2001.0673665792
2.48= 2009.1688538933
2.49= 2017.2703412073
2.50= 2025.3718285214
2.51= 2033.4733158355
2.52= 2041.5748031496
2.53= 2049.6762904637
2.54= 2057.7777777778
2.55= 2065.8792650919
2.56= 2073.9807524059
2.57= 2082.08223972
2.58= 2090.1837270341
2.59= 2098.2852143482
2.60= 2106.3867016623
2.61= 2114.4881889764
2.62= 2122.5896762905
2.63= 2130.6911636045
2.64= 2138.7926509186
2.65= 2146.8941382327
2.66= 2154.9956255468
2.67= 2163.0971128609
2.68= 2171.198600175
2.69= 2179.3000874891
2.70= 2187.4015748031
2.71= 2195.5030621172
2.72= 2203.6045494313
2.73= 2211.7060367454
2.74= 2219.8075240595
2.75= 2227.9090113736
2.76= 2236.0104986877
2.77= 2244.1119860017
2.78= 2252.2134733158
2.79= 2260.3149606299

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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:

  • 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)

spans

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).