Category: length
Conversion: Cable Length Us to Fathoms
The base unit for length is meters (SI Unit)
[Cable Length Us] symbol/abbrevation: (cbl[US])
[Fathoms] symbol/abbrevation: (fath)

How to convert Cable Length Us to Fathoms (cbl[US] to fath)?
1 cbl[US] = 120 fath.
1 x 120 fath = 120 Fathoms.
Always check the results; rounding errors may occur.

Definition:

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 s ..more definition+

A fathom is a unit of length in the imperial and the U.S. customary systems equal to 6 feet (1.8288 meters), used especially for measuring the depth of water.

There are two yards (6 feet) in an imperial fathom ..more definition+

In relation to the base unit of [length] => (meters), 1 Cable Length Us (cbl[US]) is equal to 219.456 meters, while 1 Fathoms (fath) = 1.8288 meters.