What is 44mil in Fathoms?

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What is 44 Mils (44mil) in Fathoms (ftm)?

What is 44mil in ftm? Convert 44 Mils (44mil) to Fathoms (ftm) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

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Quick Reference for Converting Mils to Fathoms

Formula
ftm = mil / 72000
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Fathoms, divide the number of Mils by 72 thousand
Mils (mil) in 1 Fathom
There are 72000 Mils in 1 Fathom
Fathoms (ftm) in 1 Mil
There are 0 Fathoms in 1 Mil

Unit Information

Mil
/mɪl/
Symbol: mil
Unit System: Imperial

What is the Mil?

The mil is a unit of length in the imperial unit system and uses the symbol mil (or sometimes thou).

A mil in one one-thousandth of an inch (0.001 inches) or 25.4 μm.

The mil is still used in the US to measure thickness of various materials.

Fathom
/ˈfað(ə)m/
Symbol: ftm
Unit System: Imperial

What is the Fathom?

The fathom is a unit of length in the imperial unit system and uses the symbol ftm.

One fathom is equal to 6 feet or 1.8288m.

The phrase fathom derives from an old English derivative of a Viking / Danish word "favn" meaning emracing a pair of arms or a pair of oustretched hands.

The fathom is mostly used in the nautical world to describe depths of water.


Conversion Tables for Mils (mil) to Fathoms (ftm)