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List of hospitals and hospital ships of the Royal Navy

February 12, 2023

HMHS is an acronym for His/Her Majesty's Hospital Ship.

Early modern era

Seventeenth century

The earliest record of British hospital ship was Goodwill, which briefly accompanied a Royal Navy squadron in the Mediterranean in 1608 or 1609.[1][2] From 1665 the Royal Navy formally maintained two hospital ships at any time, these being either hired merchant ship or elderly sixth rates, modified from their original design by the removal of internal bulkheads and addition of ports cut through the deck and hull for ventilation. The limit of two hospital ships at a time remained in place until the Nine Years' War at century's end. In 1691 there were four hospital ships in service, rising to five in 1693 and six in 1696.[1]

In addition to their sailing crew, these seventeenth century hospital ships were staffed by a surgeon and four surgeon's mates. Standard medical supplies were bandages, soap, needles and bedpans, and patients were issued with a clean pair of sheets. Infectious patients were quarantined from the general population behind a sheet of canvas. In addition to her sailing crew, each vessel was staffed with a surgeon and four surgeon's mates. The quality of food was very poor. In the 1690s the surgeon aboard Siam complained that the meat was in an advanced state of putrefaction, the biscuits were weevil-ridden and bitter, and the bread was so hard that it stripped the skin from patient's mouths.[1]

Vessel name Tons burthen Guns Crew Hospital service
Goodwill not recorded not recorded not recorded 1608 or 1609
Joseph 101 4 30-40 1665
Loyal Catherine[a] 298 36-40 35 1665-1666
Maryland Merchant not recorded 41 40 1666
John's Advice 330 16 40-54 1672-1674
Unity 118 6-8 not recorded 1683
Welcome 78 10 not recorded 1683
Helderenberg 242 18-30 50 1688
Concord 352 22-30 45 1690-1695
Society 357 22-30 45 1690-1697
Baltimore 300/324 20 45 1691
Spencer 245 20 40-45 1691
London Merchant 250 22-30 30-45 1692-1696
Siam 333 22-30 45-58 1693-1697[b]
Bristol 532 20 40-45 1692-1694, 1696-1697
Josiah 664 30 30 1696
Muscovy Merchant 250 24 45 1696
London Merchant 250 22-30 30-45 1692-1696

Eighteenth century

Vessel name Tons burthen Guns Crew Hospital service
Lewis 460 42 50 1701
Suffolk (frigate) 477 8-30 50-70 1701, 1713
Siam 333 2-30 45-58 1702-1703[b]
Antelope 550 24-30 60-83 1702-1703, 1706-1708
Princess Anne 484 24-30 70-83 1702-1706
Jeffreys 513 20-26 60-73 1702-1708
Sarah and Betty 370 24 45-58 1702-1703
Smyrna Factor 355 24 45-50 1702-1703, 1705-1709
Suffolk (hoy) not recorded 10-30 80 1703-1704
Matthews not recorded not recorded 50-60 1705-1708
Martha not recorded 22 70-80 1707-1710
Leake not recorded 14 50-80 1708-1711
Arundel not recorded not recorded not recorded 1709
Pembroke not recorded 28 60-95 1709-1713
Delicia not recorded 22 63-65 1710-1713
Looe 553 12-42 60 1717-1718
Portsmouth not recorded not recorded not recorded 1731
Princess Royal 541 18 77 1740-1741
Scarborough 501 18 60 1740-1744
Jersey 1065 60 not recorded 1771-1779
Nabob 637 26 72 1779-1783
Lioness 711 26 72 1780-1783

Boxer Rebellion

Second Boer War

  • HMHS Avoca
  • HMHS Dunera
  • HMHS Lismore Castle
  • HMHS Maine
  • HMHS Nubia
  • HMHS Orcana
  • HMHS Princess of Wales
  • HMHS Simla
  • HMHS Spartan
  • HMHS Trojan

World War I

Russian Civil War

Former Royal Naval Hospitals

World War II

  • HMHS Aba
  • HMHS Amarapoora
  • HMHS Amsterdam
  • HMHS Atlantis
  • HMHS Brighton
  • HMHS Cap St Jacques
  • HMHS Chantilly
  • HMHS Dinard
  • HMHS Dorsetshire
  • HMHS Duke of Argyll
  • HMHS Duke of Lancaster
  • HMHS Duke of Rothesay
  • HMHS El Nil
  • HMHS Gerusalemme
  • HMHS Isle of Guernsey
  • HMHS Isle of Jersey
  • HMHS Karapara
  • HMHS Karoa
  • HMHS Lady Connaught
  • HMHS Lady Nelson
  • HMHS Leinster
  • HMHS Letitia
  • HMHS Llandovery Castle
  • HMHS Maid of Kent
  • HMHS Manunda
  • HMHS Maunganui
  • HMHS Naushon
  • HMHS Newfoundland
  • HMHS Oxfordshire
  • HMHS Paris
  • HMHS Prague
  • HMHS St Andrew
  • HMHS St David
  • HMHS St Julien
  • HMHS Tairea
  • HMHS Talamba
  • HMHS Takliwa
  • HMHS Vasna
  • HMHS Vita
  • HMHS Wanganella
  • HMHS Worthing

Falklands War hospital ships

RFA hospital ships

Royal Fleet Auxiliary hospital ships:

Citations

Notes

  1. ^ Or Loyal Katherine[3]
  2. ^ a b Siam served as a hospital ship twice, from 1693 to 1697 and, after reconditioning, from 1702-1703.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Sutherland Shaw, J.J. (1936). "The Hospital Ship, 1608–1740". The Mariner's Mirror. 22 (4): 422–426. doi:10.1080/00253359.1936.10657206.
  2. ^ Oppenheim, M. (1896). A History of the Administration of the Royal Navy and of Merchant Shipping in Relation to the Navy. Vol. 1. The Bodley Head. p. 188. OCLC 506062953.
  3. ^ Winfield, Rif (2009). British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1603-1714: Design, Construction, Careers and fates. Seaforth. p. 276. ISBN 9781848320406.
  4. ^ Henneberry, Allan (2008). Wreck Diving Tales: Diving Nova Scotia's Shipwrecks. Atlantis Marine. pp. 1–5. ISBN 9780595613564.
  5. ^ Johnson, Jonathan C. (2016). "Canadian Military Hospitals at Sea 1914-1919" (PDF). Royal Canadian Medical Service Association. Retrieved 18 December 2016.

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HMHS is an acronym for His Her Majesty s Hospital Ship Contents 1 Early modern era 1 1 Seventeenth century 1 2 Eighteenth century 2 Boxer Rebellion 3 Second Boer War 4 World War I 5 Russian Civil War 6 Former Royal Naval Hospitals 7 World War II 8 Falklands War hospital ships 9 RFA hospital ships 10 Citations 10 1 Notes 10 2 ReferencesEarly modern era EditSeventeenth century Edit The earliest record of British hospital ship was Goodwill which briefly accompanied a Royal Navy squadron in the Mediterranean in 1608 or 1609 1 2 From 1665 the Royal Navy formally maintained two hospital ships at any time these being either hired merchant ship or elderly sixth rates modified from their original design by the removal of internal bulkheads and addition of ports cut through the deck and hull for ventilation The limit of two hospital ships at a time remained in place until the Nine Years War at century s end In 1691 there were four hospital ships in service rising to five in 1693 and six in 1696 1 In addition to their sailing crew these seventeenth century hospital ships were staffed by a surgeon and four surgeon s mates Standard medical supplies were bandages soap needles and bedpans and patients were issued with a clean pair of sheets Infectious patients were quarantined from the general population behind a sheet of canvas In addition to her sailing crew each vessel was staffed with a surgeon and four surgeon s mates The quality of food was very poor In the 1690s the surgeon aboard Siam complained that the meat was in an advanced state of putrefaction the biscuits were weevil ridden and bitter and the bread was so hard that it stripped the skin from patient s mouths 1 Vessel name Tons burthen Guns Crew Hospital serviceGoodwill not recorded not recorded not recorded 1608 or 1609Joseph 101 4 30 40 1665Loyal Catherine a 298 36 40 35 1665 1666Maryland Merchant not recorded 41 40 1666John s Advice 330 16 40 54 1672 1674Unity 118 6 8 not recorded 1683Welcome 78 10 not recorded 1683Helderenberg 242 18 30 50 1688Concord 352 22 30 45 1690 1695Society 357 22 30 45 1690 1697Baltimore 300 324 20 45 1691Spencer 245 20 40 45 1691London Merchant 250 22 30 30 45 1692 1696Siam 333 22 30 45 58 1693 1697 b Bristol 532 20 40 45 1692 1694 1696 1697Josiah 664 30 30 1696Muscovy Merchant 250 24 45 1696London Merchant 250 22 30 30 45 1692 1696Eighteenth century Edit Vessel name Tons burthen Guns Crew Hospital serviceLewis 460 42 50 1701Suffolk frigate 477 8 30 50 70 1701 1713Siam 333 2 30 45 58 1702 1703 b Antelope 550 24 30 60 83 1702 1703 1706 1708Princess Anne 484 24 30 70 83 1702 1706Jeffreys 513 20 26 60 73 1702 1708Sarah and Betty 370 24 45 58 1702 1703Smyrna Factor 355 24 45 50 1702 1703 1705 1709Suffolk hoy not recorded 10 30 80 1703 1704Matthews not recorded not recorded 50 60 1705 1708Martha not recorded 22 70 80 1707 1710Leake not recorded 14 50 80 1708 1711Arundel not recorded not recorded not recorded 1709Pembroke not recorded 28 60 95 1709 1713Delicia not recorded 22 63 65 1710 1713Looe 553 12 42 60 1717 1718Portsmouth not recorded not recorded not recorded 1731Princess Royal 541 18 77 1740 1741Scarborough 501 18 60 1740 1744Jersey 1065 60 not recorded 1771 1779Nabob 637 26 72 1779 1783Lioness 711 26 72 1780 1783Boxer Rebellion EditHMHS Carthage HMHS Gwalior HMHS MaineSecond Boer War EditHMHS Avoca HMHS Dunera HMHS Lismore Castle HMHS Maine HMHS Nubia HMHS Orcana HMHS Princess of Wales HMHS Simla HMHS Spartan HMHS TrojanWorld War I EditHMHS Aberdonian HMHS Agadir HMHS Albion HMHS Alexandra HMHS Anglia HMHS Aquitania HMHS Araguaya HMHS Assaye HMHS Asturias HMHS Berbice HMHS Brighton HMHS Britannic HMHS Cambria HMHS Carisbrook Castle HMHS Cecilia HMHS China HMHS Copenhagen HMHS Delta HMHS Devanha HMHS Dieppe HMHS Donegal HMHS Dongola HMHS Dover Castle HMHS Drina HMHS Dunluce Castle HMHS Dunvegan Castle HMHS Ebani HMHS Egypt HMHS Ellora HMHS Erin HMHS Erinpura HMHS Essequibo HMHS Formosa HMHS Galeka HMHS Gascon HMHS Glenart Castle HMHS Glengorm Castle HMHS Gloucester Castle HMHS Goorkha HMHS Grantala HMHS Grantully Castle HMHS Grianaig HMHS Guildford Castle HMHS Herefordshire HMHS Kalyan HMHS Kanowna HMHS Karapara HMHS Karoola HMHS Kildonan Castle HMHS Kyarra HMHS Lanfranc HMHS Letitia 1912 which served at Gallipoli 4 5 HMHS Liberty HMHS Llandovery Castle HMHS Loyalty HMHS Madras HMHS Magic II HMHS Maheno HMHS Marama HMHS Mauretania HMHS Morea HMHS Neuralia HMHS Nevasa HMHS Newhaven HMHS Oxfordshire HMHS Panama HMHS Plassy HMHS Queen Alexandra HMHS Rewa HMHS Rohilla HMHS Salta HMHS Sheelah HMHS Sicilia HMHS Somali HMHS Soudan HMHS St Andrew HMHS St Denis HMHS St George HMHS St Margaret of Scotland HMHS St Patrick HMHS Sunbeam HMHS Syria HMHS Tagus HMHS Takada HMHS Valdivia HMHS Varela HMHS Varsova HMHS Vasna HMHS Vita HMHS Wandilla HMHS Warilda HMHS Western AustraliaRussian Civil War EditHMHS Braemar Castle HMHS Garth Castle HMHS KalyanFormer Royal Naval Hospitals EditRNH Bighi Malta RNH Gibraltar RNH Haslar Gosport England RNH Mtarfa Malta RNH Portland Portland England RNH Simon s Town South Africa RNH Stonehouse Devonport England RNH Hong Kong RNH Trincomalee Trincomalee World War II EditHMHS Aba HMHS Amarapoora HMHS Amsterdam HMHS Atlantis HMHS Brighton HMHS Cap St Jacques HMHS Chantilly HMHS Dinard HMHS Dorsetshire HMHS Duke of Argyll HMHS Duke of Lancaster HMHS Duke of Rothesay HMHS El Nil HMHS Gerusalemme HMHS Isle of Guernsey HMHS Isle of Jersey HMHS Karapara HMHS Karoa HMHS Lady Connaught HMHS Lady Nelson HMHS Leinster HMHS Letitia HMHS Llandovery Castle HMHS Maid of Kent HMHS Manunda HMHS Maunganui HMHS Naushon HMHS Newfoundland HMHS Oxfordshire HMHS Paris HMHS Prague HMHS St Andrew HMHS St David HMHS St Julien HMHS Tairea HMHS Talamba HMHS Takliwa HMHS Vasna HMHS Vita HMHS Wanganella HMHS WorthingFalklands War hospital ships EditHMS Hecla HMS Herald HMS Hydra SS UgandaRFA hospital ships EditRoyal Fleet Auxiliary hospital ships RFA Maine 1887 RFA Maine 1905 RFA Maine 1902 RFA Maine 1924 RFA Argus casualty receiving ship until 2024 not a hospital ship per Hague Convention X of 1907 Citations EditNotes Edit Or Loyal Katherine 3 a b Siam served as a hospital ship twice from 1693 to 1697 and after reconditioning from 1702 1703 1 References Edit a b c d Sutherland Shaw J J 1936 The Hospital Ship 1608 1740 The Mariner s Mirror 22 4 422 426 doi 10 1080 00253359 1936 10657206 Oppenheim M 1896 A History of the Administration of the Royal Navy and of Merchant Shipping in Relation to the Navy Vol 1 The Bodley Head p 188 OCLC 506062953 Winfield Rif 2009 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 1714 Design Construction Careers and fates Seaforth p 276 ISBN 9781848320406 Henneberry Allan 2008 Wreck Diving Tales Diving Nova Scotia s Shipwrecks Atlantis Marine pp 1 5 ISBN 9780595613564 Johnson Jonathan C 2016 Canadian Military Hospitals at Sea 1914 1919 PDF Royal Canadian Medical Service Association Retrieved 18 December 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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