Yards to fathoms
1 yard in fathoms
1 yd = 0.5 ftm
ftm = yd × 1/2
To convert yards to fathoms, multiply by 0.5. The table below gives the values people look up most often, and the converter works for any number.
Yards to fathoms table
| Yards | Fathoms |
|---|---|
| 1 yd | 0.5 |
| 2 yd | 1 |
| 3 yd | 1.5 |
| 4 yd | 2 |
| 5 yd | 2.5 |
| 10 yd | 5 |
| 15 yd | 7.5 |
| 20 yd | 10 |
| 25 yd | 12.5 |
| 30 yd | 15 |
| 40 yd | 20 |
| 50 yd | 25 |
| 75 yd | 37.5 |
| 100 yd | 50 |
| 250 yd | 125 |
| 500 yd | 250 |
| 1,000 yd | 500 |
How the conversion works
The relationship is ftm = yd × 1/2. 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 fathoms are in one yard?
- One yard equals 0.5 fathoms. ftm = yd × 1/2.
- How do you convert yards to fathoms?
- Use ftm = yd × 1/2. So 10 yd is 5 ftm.
- How many yards are in one fathom?
- One fathom equals 2 yards, which is the reverse of the conversion above.
Related pages
Sources
- Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SP 811) — NIST (Public domain (US Government))
- The International System of Units (SI Brochure) — Bureau International des Poids et Mesures
- Calculated on this page — At One Place