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Fathoms to yards

1 fathom in yards
1 ftm = 2 yd
yd = ftm × 2

To convert fathoms to yards, multiply by 2. The table below gives the values people look up most often, and the converter works for any number.

Fathoms to yards table

Common fathom values converted to yards.
Fathoms Yards
1 ftm 2
2 ftm 4
3 ftm 6
4 ftm 8
5 ftm 10
10 ftm 20
15 ftm 30
20 ftm 40
25 ftm 50
30 ftm 60
40 ftm 80
50 ftm 100
75 ftm 150
100 ftm 200
250 ftm 500
500 ftm 1,000
1,000 ftm 2,000

How the conversion works

The relationship is yd = ftm × 2. Both units measure length, so the conversion is a fixed factor that never changes. The figure is exact rather than approximate: since the international yard and pound agreement of 1959, an inch is defined as exactly 25.4 millimetres and a pound as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms, and every other imperial and US customary unit here is derived from those two.

Common questions

How many yards are in one fathom?
One fathom equals 2 yards. yd = ftm × 2.
How do you convert fathoms to yards?
Use yd = ftm × 2. So 10 ftm is 20 yd.
How many fathoms are in one yard?
One yard equals 0.5 fathoms, which is the reverse of the conversion above.

Related pages

Sources

  1. Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SP 811) — NIST (Public domain (US Government))
  2. The International System of Units (SI Brochure) — Bureau International des Poids et Mesures
  3. Calculated on this page — At One Place

How these figures are compiled and checked