Spithead
50°45′05″N 1°08′12″W / 50.75140°N 1.13667°W
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Map showing the location of Spithead within the United Kingdom.
Spithead is an area of the
Solent Forts, which complement the Fortifications of Portsmouth
.
The
monarch reviews the massed Royal Navy
.
The Spithead mutiny occurred in 1797 in the Royal Navy fleet at anchor at Spithead. It is also the location where HMS Royal George sank in 1782 with the loss of more than 800 lives.
In popular culture
In the operetta H.M.S. Pinafore by Gilbert and Sullivan, the character "Buttercup" is referred to as "The rosiest, roundest, and reddest beauty in all Spithead".
In the book series about the naval officer Horatio Hornblower by C. S. Forester, the main protagonist starts off his career by becoming seasick in calm weather on Spithead.
References
External links
Media related to Spithead at Wikimedia Commons
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