Royal Naval Hospital
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A Royal Naval Hospital was a hospital
operated by the British
Royal Navy
. No Royal Naval Hospitals survive as such, although some have become civilian hospitals and one remains as a tri-service military hospital.
Royal Naval Hospitals included:
Hospital
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operated by the British
United Kingdom
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Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
. No Royal Naval Hospitals survive as such, although some have become civilian hospitals and one remains as a tri-service military hospital.
Royal Naval Hospitals included:
- Royal Naval Hospital DevonportHMNB DevonportHer Majesty's Naval Base Devonport , is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy . HMNB Devonport is located in Devonport, in the west of the city of Plymouth in Devon, England...
, in PlymouthPlymouthPlymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound...
known as RNH Stonehouse - Royal Naval Hospital GibraltarGibraltarGibraltar is a British overseas territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean. A peninsula with an area of , it has a northern border with Andalusia, Spain. The Rock of Gibraltar is the major landmark of the region...
, partly still open under service command - Royal Naval Hospital GillinghamGillingham, KentGillingham is a town in the unitary authority of Medway in South East England. It is part of the ceremonial county of Kent. The town includes the settlements of Brompton, Hempstead, Rainham, Rainham Mark and Twydall....
, in Medway, Kent - Royal Naval Hospital Greenwich, in LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
- Royal Naval Hospital Haslar, near PortsmouthHMNB PortsmouthHer Majesty's Naval Base Portsmouth is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the British Royal Navy...
, changed to Royal Hospital Haslar, closed 2009. - Royal Naval HospitalRoyal Naval Hospital (Hong Kong)Royal Naval Hospital was the Royal Navy's medical facility in the colony.The RNH began in 1841 in a matshed on the site of the Wellington Barracks on Hong Kong Island. A typhoon destroyed the hospital and was temporarily located on the Minden, a third rate sailing ship...
, Hong Kong, now Ruttonjee HospitalRuttonjee HospitalRuttonjee Hospital is a hospital in Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It is affiliated with the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, at the University of Hong Kong, and provides clinical attachment opportunities for the university's medical students.-History:Centrally located in Wan Chai, the... - Royal Naval Hospital, Portland, Dorset.
- Royal Naval Hospital, Mauritius
- Royal Naval Hospital, Bermuda.
- Royal Naval Hospital, Trincomalee, Ceylon.