fath to hand
92 unitsResult1.800000e+1
18hand
1 fath × 18 = 18 hand
Convert Fathom to Hand (fath to hand)
1 fathom = 18 hands. Convert fathoms to hands instantly, with the exact factor, the formula and a reference table of common values.
Formula
hands = fathoms × 18
fath to hand conversion table
| fath | hand |
|---|---|
| 1 fath | 18 hand |
| 2 fath | 36 hand |
| 3 fath | 54 hand |
| 5 fath | 90 hand |
| 10 fath | 180 hand |
| 20 fath | 360 hand |
| 50 fath | 900 hand |
| 100 fath | 1800 hand |
| 250 fath | 4500 hand |
| 500 fath | 9000 hand |
| 1000 fath | 18000 hand |
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.