The process to change the name of Boat 7 from HMS Agincourt to HMS Achilles began more than a year ago, meaning its pre-dates ...

The Royal Navy has been accused of renaming new attack submarine HMS Agincourt to avoid upsetting the French - sparking claims of 'craven and contemptible surrender'.

Whether the final Astute-class ultimately sails as HMS Achilles or HMS Agincourt, when it launches (currently scheduled for 2026), it will be one of the UK’s most technologically advanced ...

The decision to rename the Royal Navy’s HMS Agincourt to HMS Achilles has sparked considerable debate, and rightly so. It feels like an unnecessary act of self-censorship, bending over backwards to ...

HMS Agincourt will now be christened as HMS Achilles. The erstwhile HMS Agincourt is an Astute-class attack submarine expected to enter service in 2026.

Grant Shapps, a former Conservative member of the U.K.’s Parliament and defense secretary, called a recent submarine name change by the Royal Navy “woke nonsense” to avoid offending the French.

King Charles personally ordered the renaming of HMS Agincourt, overruling his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, a source has claimed. The seventh and final Astute-class submarine, which is under ...

King Charles urged authorities to rename HMS Agincourt to avoid upsetting the French, a source has claimed, after fury erupted over the move dismissed as 'woke' by critics.

January 27, 2025 at 2:12pm GMT. A decision to rename nuclear-powered submarine HMS Agincourt is “woke nonsense”, a former defence secretary said.

With the final Astute-class sub, HMS Agincourt, nearing completion, these vessels solidify the Royal Navy’s maritime capabilities for decades to come. Technological Marvel: ...

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