This calculator allows you to convert from Fathom to Caliber and in a reverse direction. To convert from Fathom to Caliber, enter the amount of Fathom into the first input and to convert from Caliber to Fathom, enter the amount of Caliber into the second input.
Every 1 Fathom = 7200.0000000001 Caliber
and so, 4 Fathom = 4 multiplied by 7200.0000000001 = 28800.000000001 Caliber.
Fathom
What is fathom?
As we mentioned before, the human body was the base from which length units were derived. Fathom is one of these units. For a large man holding his arms fully extended, the distance from the middle fingertip of one hand to the middle fingertip of the other hand express one fathom.
For more specification, one fathom equals 6 feet or nearly 1.83 meter. The term "fathom" was derived from the old English "faedm" which means outstretched arms. Fathom is used mainly in water depth measurement.
Caliber
What does caliber refer to?
Caliber is a term used to describe the interior diameter of a tube or a barrel of firearms. It can be used as a unit of length which equals 0.01 inch.