A cubic fathom or intaken piled fathom (IPF) was a measure of volume used for the shipment of
pit props. A
fathom
A fathom is a unit of length in the imperial and the U.S. customary systems equal to , used especially for measuring the depth of water. The fathom is neither an International Standard (SI) unit, nor an internationally-accepted non-SI unit. Hi ...
was six
feet and so this was equivalent to 216
cubic feet.
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See also
* Board foot
* Standard (timber unit)
References
Customary units of measurement
Units of volume
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