Spithead
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Spithead is a sheltered roadstead off the coast of Hampshire, England, historically used as an important anchorage and naval review area for the British Royal Navy.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spithead canonical | 5 |
| Spithead Review | 1 |
| Spithead, England | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anchorage
ⓘ
naval mutiny ⓘ naval review ⓘ naval review anchorage ⓘ roadstead ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | geographic coordinates ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
Spithead mutiny
ⓘ
surface form:
Spithead Mutiny
Spithead self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Spithead Review
|
| hasFeature |
relatively shallow waters
ⓘ
sheltered from open sea ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalUse |
assembly point for British fleets
ⓘ
staging area for naval operations ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryRole |
anchorage for warships
ⓘ
rendezvous point for fleets ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after the Spit sandbank ⓘ |
| hasNavigationHazard |
sandbanks
ⓘ
strong tidal currents ⓘ |
| hasNearbyPort |
Portsmouth Harbour
ⓘ
Southampton ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Royal Navy fleet reviews
ⓘ
sheltered anchorage ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Hampshire ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Solent ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Isle of Wight
ⓘ
Portsmouth ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | Hampshire ⓘ |
| location | Spithead self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| participant | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
English Channel
ⓘ
approaches to Portsmouth Harbour ⓘ |
| separates | Portsmouth from the Isle of Wight ⓘ |
| startTime | 1797 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of access to Solent
ⓘ
defence of Portsmouth ⓘ |
| usedAs |
anchorage
ⓘ
naval review area ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British merchant shipping
ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| usedFor |
demonstration of naval power
ⓘ
review of British fleets by monarch ⓘ |
| usedSince | Age of Sail ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mary Rose
this entity surface form:
Spithead, England