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Cable length (imperial) to Spans Conversion

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

Length Conversion

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= 810.66666667
= 8.10667 × 102
= 8.10667E2
= 8.10667e2
= 1,216.00000000
= 12.16 × 102
= 12.16E2
= 12.16e2
= 1,621.33333333
= 16.2133 × 102
= 16.2133E2
= 16.2133e2
= 2,026.66666667
= 20.2667 × 102
= 20.2667E2
= 20.2667e2
= 2,432.00000000
= 24.32 × 102
= 24.32E2
= 24.32e2

Quick Look: cable length (imperial) to spans

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span810.6666667 span1,621.3333333 span2 432 span3,242.6666667 span4,053.3333333 span4 864 span5,674.6666667 span6,485.3333333 span7 296 span8,106.6666667 span8,917.3333333 span9 728 span10,538.6666667 span11,349.3333333 span12 160 span12,970.6666667 span13,781.3333333 span14 592 span15,402.6666667 span16,213.3333333 span17 024 span17,834.6666667 span18,645.3333333 span19 456 span20,266.6666667 span21,077.3333333 span21 888 span22,698.6666667 span23,509.3333333 span24 320 span25,130.6666667 span25,941.3333333 span26 752 span27,562.6666667 span28,373.3333333 span29 184 span29,994.6666667 span30,805.3333333 span31 616 span32,426.6666667 span33,237.3333333 span34 048 span34,858.6666667 span35,669.3333333 span36 480 span37,290.6666667 span38,101.3333333 span38 912 span39,722.6666667 span40,533.3333333 span41 344 span42,154.6666667 span42,965.3333333 span43 776 span44,586.6666667 span45,397.3333333 span46 208 span47,018.6666667 span47,829.3333333 span48 640 span49,450.6666667 span50,261.3333333 span51 072 span51,882.6666667 span52,693.3333333 span53 504 span54,314.6666667 span55,125.3333333 span55 936 span56,746.6666667 span57,557.3333333 span58 368 span59,178.6666667 span59,989.3333333 span60 800 span61,610.6666667 span62,421.3333333 span63 232 span64,042.6666667 span64,853.3333333 span65 664 span66,474.6666667 span67,285.3333333 span68 096 span68,906.6666667 span69,717.3333333 span70 528 span71,338.6666667 span72,149.3333333 span72 960 span73,770.6666667 span74,581.3333333 span75 392 span76,202.6666667 span77,013.3333333 span77 824 span78,634.6666667 span79,445.3333333 span80 256 span81,066.6666667 span

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)spanscable length (imperial)spans
1≈ 810.666666666674≈ 3242.6666666667
1.5≈ 12164.5≈ 3648
2≈ 1621.33333333335≈ 4053.3333333333
2.5≈ 2026.66666666675.5≈ 4458.6666666667
3≈ 24326≈ 4864

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).

Name of unitSymbolDefinitionRelation to SI unitsUnit System
spanspan

≡ 9 in

= 0.2286 m

Imperial/US

conversion table

spanscable length (imperial)spanscable length (imperial)
1≈ 0.00123355263157894≈ 0.0049342105263158
1.5≈ 0.00185032894736844.5≈ 0.0055509868421053
2≈ 0.00246710526315795≈ 0.0061677631578947
2.5≈ 0.00308388157894745.5≈ 0.0067845394736842
3≈ 0.00370065789473686≈ 0.0074013157894737

Conversion table

cable length (imperial)spans
1≈ 810.6666667
0.0012336≈ 1

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SymbolDefinition
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approximately equal to
=equal to
digitsindicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …)