List of nautical units of measurement

Nautical units of measurement in current or historical use include:

Unit	Type	Notes
Cable length	Length
Fathom	Length
Knot	Speed
League	Length
Nautical mile	Length
Rhumb	Angle	The angle between two successive points of the thirty-two point compass (11 degrees 15 minutes) (rare)[1]
Shackle	Length	Before 1949, 12.5 fathoms; later 15 fathoms.[2]
Toise	Length	Toise was also used for measures of area and volume
Twenty-foot equivalent unit or TEU	Volume	Used in connection with container ships and ports

See also

• Ship measurements
• Glossary of nautical terms

References

1. "rhumb, n". Oxford English Dictionary. sense 2.b. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
2. Jerrard, H. G. (2013). "Shackle". A Dictionary of Scientific Units: Including dimensionless numbers and scales. Springer. p. 127. ISBN 9789401705714. Retrieved 25 February 2020.