What is 480mm in Fathoms?

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What is 480 Millimetres (480mm) in Fathoms (ftm)?

What is 480mm in ftm? Convert 480 Millimetres (480mm) 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 Millimetres to Fathoms

Formula
ftm = mm / 1828.8
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Fathoms, divide the number of Millimetres by 1.8 thousand
Millimetres (mm) in 1 Fathom
There are 1828.8 Millimetres in 1 Fathom
Fathoms (ftm) in 1 Millimetre
There are 0 Fathoms in 1 Millimetre

Unit Information

Millimetre
/ˈmɪlɪmiːtə/
Symbol: mm
Unit System: SI

What is the Millimetre?

The millimetre (American spelling millimeter) is a unit of length and is a multiple of the SI unit metre. It uses the symbol mm.

There are 1000 mm in 1 m and 10 mm in 1 cm. From this one can derive that there are 0.03937 in.

The millimetre is sometimes verbally abbreviated to 'mil' - which can cause confusion in the US as there is a unit there that means thousandth of an inch.

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 Millimetres (mm) to Fathoms (ftm)