what depth is a fathom
A fathom = 6 feet or 1.8288 metres, is a unit of length in the old imperial and the U.S. customary systems, used especially for measuring the depth of water.There are two yards (6 feet) in an imperial fathom.ne fathom is equal to: 1  1.8288 metres exactly (1 metre is about 0.5468 fathoms). 2  2 yards (1 yard is exactly 1/2 of a fathom). 3  6 feet (1 foot is exactly 1/6 of a fathom).