Convert shackle (Britain 16th century) to cable (U.K. or Imperial or Admiralty)
Selected category: length.
Definition and details for shackle (Britain 16th century):
Shackle unit of length used for measuring lengths, especially anchor chains. During the 16th century in Britain, shackle was defined as 75 feet or 22.86 meters.
Definition and details for cable (U.K. or Imperial or Admiralty):
Imperial cable length is a nautical unit of length equal to 1/10 nautical mile or 185.3184 meters based on the Admiralty mile.