Before 1949 a shackle of cable supplied to the Royal Navy was 12½ fathoms long, but now there are few ships so fitted.
Phambi komnyaka 1949, amukhamundelu eenTambo amkezelwa iRoyal Navy yayi bubude bemlinganiselo ongengenyowu eziyi 12 suthenis, kodwa ngeko zimbalwe lihqanawe ezikulungeleyo eku.