A Greenwich Pensioner was the Naval equivalent of a Chelsea Pensioner. Although the initial concept of a Greenwich pensioner was that of someone living in the Royal Hospital Greenwich, the institution became responsible for the payment of pensions in 1804 (taking over the responsibility from the Chatham Chest). The Royal Hospital for Seaman, as it was originally called, now the Old Royal Naval College, has been described as "poshest pensioners home that ever was". It was permissible for "" to apply for entry to Greenwich, thereby relinquishing their out-pension.