Units Of Measurement Cheat Sheet

• PISTOL SHOT: 25 yards
  
• MUSKET SHOT: 200 yards
• GUN SHOT: 1000 yards
• CABLE: 200 yards
• FATHOM: 6 feet
• LEAGUE: 6116 yards / 3 nautical miles
• NAUTICAL MILE: 6116 feet ( present day: 6080 feet )
• KNOT: 1 nautical mile per hour
• Speed at the time was knots per hour as opposed to today, when it is simply recorded as knots.