fath to span (cloth)
92 unitsResult8.000000e+0
8span (cloth)
1 fath × 8 = 8 span (cloth)
Convert Fathom to Span (cloth) (fath to span (cloth))
1 fathom = 8 span (cloth). Convert fathoms to span (cloth) instantly, with the exact factor, the formula and a reference table of common values.
Formula
span (cloth) = fathoms × 8
fath to span (cloth) conversion table
| fath | span (cloth) |
|---|---|
| 1 fath | 8 span (cloth) |
| 2 fath | 16 span (cloth) |
| 3 fath | 24 span (cloth) |
| 5 fath | 40 span (cloth) |
| 10 fath | 80 span (cloth) |
| 20 fath | 160 span (cloth) |
| 50 fath | 400 span (cloth) |
| 100 fath | 800 span (cloth) |
| 250 fath | 2000 span (cloth) |
| 500 fath | 4000 span (cloth) |
| 1000 fath | 8000 span (cloth) |
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.