Cable length

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Physical unit
Unit name Cable length
Unit symbol
Physical quantity (s) length
dimension
system Anglo-American system of measurement
In SI units
Derived from nautical mile
See also: nautical thread , nautical mile

In the maritime a designated cable (engl. Cable ) one tenth of a mile , and is 185.2 meters. Generally, e.g. B. seafaring tales If this unit is also called cable length (Engl. Cable length ). In addition to the international, there are three other definitions . The cable length is not an SI unit of the system of units based on the international size system (ISQ) .

  • 1 cable length ( Imp. ) = 100 fm = 600 feet = 182.88 m
  • 1 cable length (US) = 120 fm = 720 feet = 219.456 m
  • 1 cable length (GB) = 608 feet = 185.3184 m

Historic measure of Encablure

The cable length, also referred to as encablure , was also used to determine short stretches of the sea, such as the dimensions of the harbor basin, harbor entrances or narrow straits and similar distances. The estimated distances were then given in cable lengths. Was in the French Navy

  • 1 encablure / cable length = 120 brasses = 600 pieds / old Parisian foot = 100 old Parisian toisen
  • 1 cable length = 194.9036 meters
  • 1 nautical mile = 9.5 cable lengths
  • 1 cable length / metric cable length (Encablure nouvelle) = 200 meters as a rounded value.

Different cable lengths

Cable length in different countries:

  • United Kingdom : (Cable's Length) = ⅛ Sea mile = 231 meters
  • France :
    • (Encâblure) new = 200 meters
    • (Encâblure) old = 195 meters (100 toises)
  • Netherlands : (Kabellengte) = 225 meters
  • Portugal : (Estadio) = 258 meters
  • Spain : (Medida o cable) = 200 meters (120 Brazas)
  • Austria : the tenth part of a nautical mile, = 185.2 meters
  • Dalmatia : here referred to as anchor length or gomena . 1 Gomena = 120 Passi (Venetian.) = 600 feet = 110 fathoms (Viennese) = 107 Toisen (French)

See also

literature

  • M. Mendelssohn: Handbook of coin, measurement and weight studies, taking into account the new coin and weight system, with detailed reduction tables. Horvarth'sche Buchhandlung, Potsdam 1859, p. 101
  • K. Schwitalla, U. Scharnow: Lexicon of seafaring. various years, transpress VEB Verlag für Verkehrwesen Berlin, ISBN 3-344-00190-6 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Christian Noback, Friedrich Eduard Noback: Complete paperback of the coin, measure and weight ratios ..., Volume 1, FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1851, p. 351
  2. ↑ Author collective: FA Brockhaus in Leipzig, 14th edition, Berlin / Vienna 1894–1896
  3. ^ Leopold Carl Bleibtreu: Handbook of coin, measure and weight and the exchange, government paper, banking and stock system of European and non-European countries and cities. Published by J. Engelhorn, Stuttgart 1863, p. 341
  4. ^ Author collective: Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna, fourth edition, 1885–1892
  5. ^ Franz Petter: Dalmatia in its various relationships. Justus Perthes, Gotha 1857, Volume 1, p. 291