A cubic fathom or intaken piled fathom (IPF) was a measure of volume used for the shipment of pit props. A fathom was six feet and so this was equivalent to 216 cubic feet.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ William V Packard (1985), Sea-Trading: Cargoes, Fairplay Publications, p. 55, ISBN 9780905045788
 | This standards- or measurement-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |