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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]

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  1. ^ William V Packard (1985), Sea-Trading: Cargoes, Fairplay Publications, p. 55, ISBN 9780905045788


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