title: List of nautical units of measurement
text: # 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) |
  | Shackle | Length | Before 1949, 12.5 fathoms; later 15 fathoms. |
  | 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 |
  