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Cable length (imperial) to Chains Conversion

Cable length (imperial) to chain conversion allow you make a conversion between cable length (imperial) and chain easily. You can find the tool in the following.

Length Conversion

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= 9.21210289
= 0.092121 × 102
= 0.092121E2
= 0.092121e2
= 13.81815434
= 0.138182 × 102
= 0.138182E2
= 0.138182e2
= 18.42420579
= 0.184242 × 102
= 0.184242E2
= 0.184242e2
= 23.03025724
= 0.230303 × 102
= 0.230303E2
= 0.230303e2
= 27.63630868
= 0.276363 × 102
= 0.276363E2
= 0.276363e2

Quick Look: cable length (imperial) to chains

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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)
Name of unitSymbolDefinitionRelation to SI unitsUnit System
cable length (imperial)

≡ 608 ft

≈ 185.3184 m

Imperial/US

conversion table

cable length (imperial)chainscable length (imperial)chains
1≈ 9.21210289488814≈ 36.848411579552
1.5≈ 13.8181543423324.5≈ 41.454463026996
2≈ 18.4242057897765≈ 46.06051447444
2.5≈ 23.030257237225.5≈ 50.666565921884
3≈ 27.6363086846646≈ 55.272617369328

A chain is a unit of length. It measures 66 feet, or 22 yards, or 100 links, or 4 rods (20.1168 m). There are 10 chains in a furlong, and 80 chains in one statute mile. An acre is the area of 10 square chains (that is, an area of one chain by one furlong). The chain has been used for several centuries in Britain and in some other countries influenced by British practice.

Name of unitSymbolDefinitionRelation to SI unitsUnit System
chainch

≡ 66 ft (US) ≡ 4 rods

≈ 20.11684 m

Imperial/US

conversion table

chainscable length (imperial)chainscable length (imperial)
1≈ 0.108552847423684≈ 0.43421138969471
1.5≈ 0.162829271135524.5≈ 0.48848781340655
2≈ 0.217105694847355≈ 0.54276423711839
2.5≈ 0.271382118559195.5≈ 0.59704066083023
3≈ 0.325658542271036≈ 0.65131708454206

Conversion table

cable length (imperial)chains
1≈ 9.2121029
0.1085528≈ 1

Conversion in other languages

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SymbolDefinition
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