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title: "Yards to Fathoms — yd to ftm converter"
description: "1 yard = 0.5 fathoms. Convert yards to fathoms with a full conversion table, the exact formula, and a calculator for any value."
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# 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

*Common yard values converted to fathoms.*

| 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.

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## Sources

- Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SP 811) — NIST (https://www.nist.gov/pml/special-publication-811) [Public domain (US Government)]
- The International System of Units (SI Brochure) — Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (https://www.bipm.org/en/publications/si-brochure)
- Calculated on this page — At One Place (/about/)