Written questions

Navy: Hospital Ships

2026-05-13 · Ministry of Defence · 1452 · Official question

James MacCleary

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many operational vessels are currently available to the Royal Navy with hospital or casualty receiving facilities.

Answer

All Royal Navy major surface combatants have integral medical facilities capable of receiving and treating casualties. The availability and scale of these is dependent on operational tasking. Both Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers, all the Type 45 d...