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 Fathoms (fath) is equal to 1.8288 meters, while 1 Ropes (rope) = 6.096 meters.| 1 Fathoms | to common length units |
|---|---|
| 1 fath | = 1.8288 meters (m) |
| 1 fath | = 0.0018288 kilometers (km) |
| 1 fath | = 182.88 centimeters (cm) |
| 1 fath | = 6 feet (ft) |
| 1 fath | = 72 inches (in) |
| 1 fath | = 2 yards (yd) |
| 1 fath | = 0.0011363636363636 miles (mi) |
| 1 fath | = 1.9329880562308E-16 light years (ly) |
| 1 fath | = 6912.0008708033 pixels (PX) |
| 1 fath | = 1.143E+35 planck length (pl) |
| Fathoms | to Ropes (table conversion) |
|---|---|
| 1 fath | = 0.3 rope |
| 2 fath | = 0.6 rope |
| 3 fath | = 0.9 rope |
| 4 fath | = 1.2 rope |
| 5 fath | = 1.5 rope |
| 6 fath | = 1.8 rope |
| 7 fath | = 2.1 rope |
| 8 fath | = 2.4 rope |
| 9 fath | = 2.7 rope |
| 10 fath | = 3 rope |
| 20 fath | = 6 rope |
| 30 fath | = 9 rope |
| 40 fath | = 12 rope |
| 50 fath | = 15 rope |
| 60 fath | = 18 rope |
| 70 fath | = 21 rope |
| 80 fath | = 24 rope |
| 90 fath | = 27 rope |
| 100 fath | = 30 rope |
| 200 fath | = 60 rope |
| 300 fath | = 90 rope |
| 400 fath | = 120 rope |
| 500 fath | = 150 rope |
| 600 fath | = 180 rope |
| 700 fath | = 210 rope |
| 800 fath | = 240 rope |
| 900 fath | = 270 rope |
| 1000 fath | = 300 rope |
| 2000 fath | = 600 rope |
| 4000 fath | = 1200 rope |
| 5000 fath | = 1500 rope |
| 7500 fath | = 2250 rope |
| 10000 fath | = 3000 rope |
| 25000 fath | = 7500 rope |
| 50000 fath | = 15000 rope |
| 100000 fath | = 30000 rope |
| 1000000 fath | = 300000 rope |
| 1000000000 fath | = 300000000 rope |