fath to ft
92 unitsResult6.000000e+0
6ft
1 fath × 6 = 6 ft
Convert Fathom to Foot (fath to ft)
1 fathom = 6 feet. Convert fathoms to feet instantly, with the exact factor, the formula and a reference table of common values.
Formula
feet = fathoms × 6
fath to ft conversion table
| fath | ft |
|---|---|
| 1 fath | 6 ft |
| 2 fath | 12 ft |
| 3 fath | 18 ft |
| 5 fath | 30 ft |
| 10 fath | 60 ft |
| 20 fath | 120 ft |
| 50 fath | 300 ft |
| 100 fath | 600 ft |
| 250 fath | 1500 ft |
| 500 fath | 3000 ft |
| 1000 fath | 6000 ft |
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.