| cable length (US) | 1 cable length (US) | 2 cable length (US) | 3 cable length (US) | 4 cable length (US) | 5 cable length (US) | 6 cable length (US) | 7 cable length (US) | 8 cable length (US) | 9 cable length (US) | 10 cable length (US) | 11 cable length (US) | 12 cable length (US) | 13 cable length (US) | 14 cable length (US) | 15 cable length (US) | 16 cable length (US) | 17 cable length (US) | 18 cable length (US) | 19 cable length (US) | 20 cable length (US) | 21 cable length (US) | 22 cable length (US) | 23 cable length (US) | 24 cable length (US) | 25 cable length (US) | 26 cable length (US) | 27 cable length (US) | 28 cable length (US) | 29 cable length (US) | 30 cable length (US) | 31 cable length (US) | 32 cable length (US) | 33 cable length (US) | 34 cable length (US) | 35 cable length (US) | 36 cable length (US) | 37 cable length (US) | 38 cable length (US) | 39 cable length (US) | 40 cable length (US) | 41 cable length (US) | 42 cable length (US) | 43 cable length (US) | 44 cable length (US) | 45 cable length (US) | 46 cable length (US) | 47 cable length (US) | 48 cable length (US) | 49 cable length (US) | 50 cable length (US) | 51 cable length (US) | 52 cable length (US) | 53 cable length (US) | 54 cable length (US) | 55 cable length (US) | 56 cable length (US) | 57 cable length (US) | 58 cable length (US) | 59 cable length (US) | 60 cable length (US) | 61 cable length (US) | 62 cable length (US) | 63 cable length (US) | 64 cable length (US) | 65 cable length (US) | 66 cable length (US) | 67 cable length (US) | 68 cable length (US) | 69 cable length (US) | 70 cable length (US) | 71 cable length (US) | 72 cable length (US) | 73 cable length (US) | 74 cable length (US) | 75 cable length (US) | 76 cable length (US) | 77 cable length (US) | 78 cable length (US) | 79 cable length (US) | 80 cable length (US) | 81 cable length (US) | 82 cable length (US) | 83 cable length (US) | 84 cable length (US) | 85 cable length (US) | 86 cable length (US) | 87 cable length (US) | 88 cable length (US) | 89 cable length (US) | 90 cable length (US) | 91 cable length (US) | 92 cable length (US) | 93 cable length (US) | 94 cable length (US) | 95 cable length (US) | 96 cable length (US) | 97 cable length (US) | 98 cable length (US) | 99 cable length (US) | 100 cable length (US) |
| cable length (imperial) | 1.1842105 cable length (imperial) | 2.3684211 cable length (imperial) | 3.5526316 cable length (imperial) | 4.7368421 cable length (imperial) | 5.9210526 cable length (imperial) | 7.1052632 cable length (imperial) | 8.2894737 cable length (imperial) | 9.4736842 cable length (imperial) | 10.6578947 cable length (imperial) | 11.8421053 cable length (imperial) | 13.0263158 cable length (imperial) | 14.2105263 cable length (imperial) | 15.3947368 cable length (imperial) | 16.5789474 cable length (imperial) | 17.7631579 cable length (imperial) | 18.9473684 cable length (imperial) | 20.1315789 cable length (imperial) | 21.3157895 cable length (imperial) | 22.5 cable length (imperial) | 23.6842105 cable length (imperial) | 24.8684211 cable length (imperial) | 26.0526316 cable length (imperial) | 27.2368421 cable length (imperial) | 28.4210526 cable length (imperial) | 29.6052632 cable length (imperial) | 30.7894737 cable length (imperial) | 31.9736842 cable length (imperial) | 33.1578947 cable length (imperial) | 34.3421053 cable length (imperial) | 35.5263158 cable length (imperial) | 36.7105263 cable length (imperial) | 37.8947368 cable length (imperial) | 39.0789474 cable length (imperial) | 40.2631579 cable length (imperial) | 41.4473684 cable length (imperial) | 42.6315789 cable length (imperial) | 43.8157895 cable length (imperial) | 45 cable length (imperial) | 46.1842105 cable length (imperial) | 47.3684211 cable length (imperial) | 48.5526316 cable length (imperial) | 49.7368421 cable length (imperial) | 50.9210526 cable length (imperial) | 52.1052632 cable length (imperial) | 53.2894737 cable length (imperial) | 54.4736842 cable length (imperial) | 55.6578947 cable length (imperial) | 56.8421053 cable length (imperial) | 58.0263158 cable length (imperial) | 59.2105263 cable length (imperial) | 60.3947368 cable length (imperial) | 61.5789474 cable length (imperial) | 62.7631579 cable length (imperial) | 63.9473684 cable length (imperial) | 65.1315789 cable length (imperial) | 66.3157895 cable length (imperial) | 67.5 cable length (imperial) | 68.6842105 cable length (imperial) | 69.8684211 cable length (imperial) | 71.0526316 cable length (imperial) | 72.2368421 cable length (imperial) | 73.4210526 cable length (imperial) | 74.6052632 cable length (imperial) | 75.7894737 cable length (imperial) | 76.9736842 cable length (imperial) | 78.1578947 cable length (imperial) | 79.3421053 cable length (imperial) | 80.5263158 cable length (imperial) | 81.7105263 cable length (imperial) | 82.8947368 cable length (imperial) | 84.0789474 cable length (imperial) | 85.2631579 cable length (imperial) | 86.4473684 cable length (imperial) | 87.6315789 cable length (imperial) | 88.8157895 cable length (imperial) | 90 cable length (imperial) | 91.1842105 cable length (imperial) | 92.3684211 cable length (imperial) | 93.5526316 cable length (imperial) | 94.7368421 cable length (imperial) | 95.9210526 cable length (imperial) | 97.1052632 cable length (imperial) | 98.2894737 cable length (imperial) | 99.4736842 cable length (imperial) | 100.6578947 cable length (imperial) | 101.8421053 cable length (imperial) | 103.0263158 cable length (imperial) | 104.2105263 cable length (imperial) | 105.3947368 cable length (imperial) | 106.5789474 cable length (imperial) | 107.7631579 cable length (imperial) | 108.9473684 cable length (imperial) | 110.1315789 cable length (imperial) | 111.3157895 cable length (imperial) | 112.5 cable length (imperial) | 113.6842105 cable length (imperial) | 114.8684211 cable length (imperial) | 116.0526316 cable length (imperial) | 117.2368421 cable length (imperial) | 118.4210526 cable length (imperial) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cable length (US) | ≡ 720 ft | = 219.456 m | Imperial/US |
| cable length (US) | cable length (imperial) | cable length (US) | cable length (imperial) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ≈ 1.1842105263158 | 4 | ≈ 4.7368421052632 |
| 1.5 | ≈ 1.7763157894737 | 4.5 | ≈ 5.3289473684211 |
| 2 | ≈ 2.3684210526316 | 5 | ≈ 5.9210526315789 |
| 2.5 | ≈ 2.9605263157895 | 5.5 | ≈ 6.5131578947368 |
| 3 | ≈ 3.5526315789474 | 6 | ≈ 7.1052631578947 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cable length (imperial) | ≡ 608 ft | ≈ 185.3184 m | Imperial/US |
| cable length (imperial) | cable length (US) | cable length (imperial) | cable length (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ≈ 0.84444444444444 | 4 | ≈ 3.3777777777778 |
| 1.5 | ≈ 1.2666666666667 | 4.5 | ≈ 3.8 |
| 2 | ≈ 1.6888888888889 | 5 | ≈ 4.2222222222222 |
| 2.5 | ≈ 2.1111111111111 | 5.5 | ≈ 4.6444444444444 |
| 3 | ≈ 2.5333333333333 | 6 | ≈ 5.0666666666667 |
| cable length (US) | cable length (imperial) |
|---|---|
| 1 | ≈ 1.1842105 |
| 0.8444444 | ≈ 1 |
You can find the conversion in other languages in the following:
| Symbol | Definition |
|---|---|
| ≡ | 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 …) |