Roadstead

Singapore roadstead

Ormos Ammoudi, Santorini, Greece

A roadstead is a generally sheltered area outside a harbor, typically narrower than a bay^{[citation needed]} or gulf, where a ship can lie reasonably safely at anchor. Roadsteads are tidal, estuarine or not, may be created artificially by jetties or dikes,^{[citation needed]} and are frequently used for naval bases.^{[citation needed]}

Examples

• Basque Roads, France
• Bizerte, Tunisia ^{[citation needed]}
• Boulogne-sur-Mer, France (artificial) ^{[citation needed]}
• Brest Roads, Brittany
• Carrick Roads, England
• Castle Roads, Bermuda
• Cherbourg, France (artificial)
• The Downs, England
• Gage Roads, Western Australia
• Kossol Roads, Micronesia
• Laninon, France (artificial roadstead near Brest)^{[citation needed]}
• Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA
• Lahaina Roads, Hawaii, USA
• Lorient, Brittany ^{[citation needed]}
• The Nore, England
• Nagasaki, Japan ^{[citation needed]}
• Royal Roads, Canada
• Schillig Roads, Germany
• Spithead, England
• Toulon, France
• Scapa Flow, Scotland

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  Marseille Rade

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  Castle Roads, in Bermuda on a map

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