Convert span to cable (U.K. or Imperial or Admiralty)
Selected category: length.
Definition and details for span:
Span is a traditional unit of length equal to 9 inches or 22.86 mm. A span was defined as the length of the span of a man's hand with fingers stretched out as far as possible. The name comes from the old English word "spann".
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.