fath to fath
92 unitsResult9.999980e-1
0.999998fath
1 fath × 0.999998 = 0.999998 fath
Convert Fathom to Fathom (US survey) (fath to fath)
1 fathom = 0.999998 fathom (US survey). Convert fathoms to fathom (US survey) instantly, with the exact factor, the formula and a reference table of common values.
Formula
fathom (US survey) = fathoms × 0.999998
fath to fath conversion table
| fath | fath |
|---|---|
| 1 fath | 0.999998 fath |
| 2 fath | 1.999996 fath |
| 3 fath | 2.999994 fath |
| 5 fath | 4.99999 fath |
| 10 fath | 9.99998 fath |
| 20 fath | 19.99996 fath |
| 50 fath | 49.9999 fath |
| 100 fath | 99.9998 fath |
| 250 fath | 249.9995 fath |
| 500 fath | 499.999 fath |
| 1000 fath | 999.998 fath |
What is a fathom?
A fathom is six feet, about 1.83 meters. It is roughly the span of a grown person's outstretched arms, which is how sailors measured rope by pulling it hand over hand.
Sea charts long gave water depth in fathoms, and the word still shows up in phrases about deep water and hard-to-grasp ideas.
In writing, the fathom is usually shortened to "fath". One fathom is 1.8288 meters, and that ratio is what every figure on this page is built from.