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50°45′05″N 1°08′12″W / 50.75140°N 1.13667°W
Map showing the location of Spithead within the United Kingdom.
Spithead is an eastern area of the Solent and a roadstead for vessels off Gilkicker Point in Hampshire, England. It is protected from all winds except those from the southeast, with the Isle of Wight lying to the south-west. Spithead and the channel to the north is the main approach for shipping to Portsmouth Harbour and onwards to Southampton.[1] Spithead itself is an important naval anchorage.[2] Historically, Spithead was used for assembling Royal Navy ships, including as a formation area for squadrons or fleets at anchor, as well as for the resupply of ships.[3][4]
- ^ "Royal Reviews at Spithead". History Today. 6 June 1977. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ^ Satchell, Julie; English Heritage; Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund; Hampshire And Wight Trust For Maritime Archaeology (2007), England's Historic Seascapes: Solent and Isle of Wight, doi:10.5284/1000315
- ^ Macdonald, Janet W. (2010). The British Navy's Victualling Board, 1793-1815. Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY: Boydell & Brewer. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-84383-553-0. OCLC 619635266.
- ^ Dunn, Steve (30 January 2021). The Power and the Glory. Seaforth Publishing. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-5267-6905-3.