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Re: John E. Doolittle
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lugnet.pirates
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Fri, 28 Jan 2000 15:33:19 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Richard Parsons writes:
> Tony Priestman wrote
> > On Thu, 27 Jan 2000, Bruce Schlickbernd wrote
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> > > Cables, not yards. Unfortunately, I forget how long a cable is.
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> > 200 yards.
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> Cool.
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> Anyone know how long a chain was? How about a league? And a fathom was
> about 6 feet, yes?
I bow to the other post on the chain. A league is variable, but usually three
miles. A fathom is six feet. It should be noted a nautical mile is 6000 feet,
not 5280.
Bruce
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| (...) Since my knowledge of maritime issues extends only far enough to know that a whale is not a fish, I ask the following question: How many whats are in a "knot?" Is it shorthand for "nautical mile?" Is it a standard value, or is it a more (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| Tony Priestman wrote (...) Cool. Anyone know how long a chain was? How about a league? And a fathom was about 6 feet, yes? And thanks for the email - I'll get those corrections sorted out over the weekend. regards Richard Still baldly going... Check (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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