List Of Nautical Units Of Measurement

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Nautical units of measurement in current or historical use include:

Unit Type Notes
Cable length Length
Fathom Length
Knot Speed
League Length
Nautical mile Length
Rhumb Angle The angle between two successive points of the thirty-two point compass (11 degrees 15 minutes) (rare)[1]
Shackle Length Before 1949, 12.5 fathoms; later 15 fathoms.[2]
Toise Length Toise was also used for measures of area and volume
Twenty-foot equivalent unit or TEU Volume Used in connection with container ships and ports

See also

  • Ship measurements
  • Glossary of nautical terms

References

  1. ↑ "rhumb, n". Oxford English Dictionary: sense 2.b. https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/165356. 
  2. ↑ Jerrard, H. G. (2013). "Shackle". A Dictionary of Scientific Units: Including dimensionless numbers and scales. Springer. p. 127. ISBN 9789401705714. https://books.google.com/books?id=r2wyBwAAQBAJ&lpg=PA127&dq=shackle fathom&pg=PA127#q=shackle fathom. Retrieved 25 February 2020. 



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