Convert cables (admiralty) to nautical miles (US)

Explanation

From this page you can convert cables (admiralty) to nautical miles (US) (or cb to nmi) simply, by using the application above.

In case you are wondering, to convert from cables (admiralty) to nautical miles (US) you need to multiply by 0.1. This factor is calculated using the respective definitions of the two units you can find below.

Formula

1 cb≈0.1 nmi

cables (admiralty)cb

dimension	length
symbol	cb

The Admiralty cable (cb) was a unit of length.

Definition of the cable

One Admiralty cable was defined as one tenth of a nautical mile.

Value in terms of the SI

One Admiralty cable was exactly equal to 185.3184 meters.

Admiralty maritime units

fathom	ftm
cable	cb	100 fathoms
nautical mile	nmi	10 cables

Admiralty Units

What we call Admiralty Units were the maritime units in use by the British to measure distances at sea before the adoption of the international nautical mile in 1970.

nautical miles (US)nmi

dimension	length
symbol	nmi

The U.S. nautical mile (nmi) is a unit of length that was used in the United States of America prior to 1954.

Definition of the nautical mile

It was defined as the length of a minute of arc measured at 48° latitude north. ^[source]

Value in terms of the SI

The U.S. nautical mile was 1853.248 meters. It was 64 millimeters longer than the Admiralty nautical mile.

US maritime units

fathom	ftm	6 survey feet
cable	cb	120 fathoms