HMS Achilles: how are Royal Navy ship names chosen? According to the UK government, the Ships' Names and Badges does not choose the names, rather having the role of an advisory body.

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 ...

King Charles stepped in to overturn the £1.5billion submarine's original name, which had been given the green light by Queen Elizabeth in 2018, and rename it HMS Achilles ...