Editing Cable length (section)

{{short description|Unit of length}}
{{Infobox unit
| name     = cable length
| image    = Broad chain closeup.jpg
| caption  = A chain cable. A cable length is based on the historic length of a ship's cable.
| standard = [[Imperial units|Imperial]]/[[US customary units|US]] units
| quantity = [[Length]]
| units1   = Imperial/US units
| inunits1 = {{val|0.1|ul=NM}}
| units2   = [[Metric system|Metric]] ([[SI]]) units
| inunits2 = {{val|185.2|ul=m}}
| units_imp1   = Imperial/US units
| inunits_imp1 = {{ubl|{{val|100|ul=fathom}}|{{val|600|ul=ft}}}}
| units_imp2   = Metric (SI) units
| inunits_imp2 = {{val|182.9|ul=m}}
| units_us1   = Imperial/US units
| inunits_us1 = {{ubl|{{val|120|ul=fathom}}|{{val|720|ul=ft}}}}
| units_us2   = Metric (SI) units
| inunits_us2 = {{val|219.5|ul=m}}
}}
A '''cable length''' or ''' length of cable''' is a [[nautical]] [[Units of measurement|unit]] of measure equal to one tenth of a [[nautical mile]] or approximately 100 [[fathoms]]. Owing to anachronisms and varying techniques of measurement, a cable length can be anywhere from {{convert|169|to|220|m|yd|0}}, depending on the standard used.