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Spans to Fathoms Conversion

Span to fathom conversion allow you make a conversion between span and fathom easily. You can find the tool in the following.

Length Conversion

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= 0.12500000
= 125 × 10-3
= 125E-3
= 125e-3
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= 0.18750000
= 1875 × 10-4
= 1875E-4
= 1875e-4
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= 0.25000000
= 25 × 10-2
= 25E-2
= 25e-2
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= 0.31250000
= 3125 × 10-4
= 3125E-4
= 3125e-4
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= 0.37500000
= 375 × 10-3
= 375E-3
= 375e-3
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Quick Look: spans to fathoms

span1 span2 span3 span4 span5 span6 span7 span8 span9 span10 span11 span12 span13 span14 span15 span16 span17 span18 span19 span20 span21 span22 span23 span24 span25 span26 span27 span28 span29 span30 span31 span32 span33 span34 span35 span36 span37 span38 span39 span40 span41 span42 span43 span44 span45 span46 span47 span48 span49 span50 span51 span52 span53 span54 span55 span56 span57 span58 span59 span60 span61 span62 span63 span64 span65 span66 span67 span68 span69 span70 span71 span72 span73 span74 span75 span76 span77 span78 span79 span80 span81 span82 span83 span84 span85 span86 span87 span88 span89 span90 span91 span92 span93 span94 span95 span96 span97 span98 span99 span100 span
fathom0.125 ftm0.25 ftm0.375 ftm0.5 ftm0.625 ftm0.75 ftm0.875 ftm1 ftm1.125 ftm1.25 ftm1.375 ftm1.5 ftm1.625 ftm1.75 ftm1.875 ftm2 ftm2.125 ftm2.25 ftm2.375 ftm2.5 ftm2.625 ftm2.75 ftm2.875 ftm3 ftm3.125 ftm3.25 ftm3.375 ftm3.5 ftm3.625 ftm3.75 ftm3.875 ftm4 ftm4.125 ftm4.25 ftm4.375 ftm4.5 ftm4.625 ftm4.75 ftm4.875 ftm5 ftm5.125 ftm5.25 ftm5.375 ftm5.5 ftm5.625 ftm5.75 ftm5.875 ftm6 ftm6.125 ftm6.25 ftm6.375 ftm6.5 ftm6.625 ftm6.75 ftm6.875 ftm7 ftm7.125 ftm7.25 ftm7.375 ftm7.5 ftm7.625 ftm7.75 ftm7.875 ftm8 ftm8.125 ftm8.25 ftm8.375 ftm8.5 ftm8.625 ftm8.75 ftm8.875 ftm9 ftm9.125 ftm9.25 ftm9.375 ftm9.5 ftm9.625 ftm9.75 ftm9.875 ftm10 ftm10.125 ftm10.25 ftm10.375 ftm10.5 ftm10.625 ftm10.75 ftm10.875 ftm11 ftm11.125 ftm11.25 ftm11.375 ftm11.5 ftm11.625 ftm11.75 ftm11.875 ftm12 ftm12.125 ftm12.25 ftm12.375 ftm12.5 ftm

A 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
Spans Conversion

conversion table

spansfathomsspansfathoms
1= 0.1254= 0.5
1.5= 0.18754.5= 0.5625
2= 0.255= 0.625
2.5= 0.31255.5= 0.6875
3= 0.3756= 0.75
Spans to Fathoms Conversion Table

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 unitSymbolDefinitionRelation to SI unitsUnit System
fathomftm

≡ 6 ft

= 1.8288 m

Imperial/US
Fathoms Conversion

conversion table

fathomsspansfathomsspans
1= 84= 32
1.5= 124.5= 36
2= 165= 40
2.5= 205.5= 44
3= 246= 48
Fathoms to Spans Conversion Table

Conversion table

spansfathoms
1= 0.125
8= 1
Spans to Fathoms Conversion Table

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