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Renaming of HMS Agincourt to HMS Achilles pre-dates Labour government
The controversial move not use the name Agincourt began more than a year ago, amid suspected concerns it would offend Nato ...
King Charles ordered renaming of HMS Agincourt 'to avoid upsetting French'
King Charles personally ordered the renaming of Navy submarine HMS Agincourt to avoid upsetting the French. The Monarch ...
Navy chiefs rename HMS Agincourt submarine to appease French
Former ministers condemn ‘woke nonsense’ after decision to remove name recalling one of England’s greatest military victories ...
The inside story of the King and HMS Agincourt
This week, it was claimed that King Charles III had personally intervened in the naming of a new Royal Navy submarine which had been agreed under his mother Queen Elizabeth II. The vessel – an ...
King Charles overrules late Queen Elizabeth to rename £1.5bn HMS Agincourt submarine
King Charles stepped in to overturn the £1.5billion submarine's original name, which had been given the green light by Queen ...
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Why calling a Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarine 'HMS Achilles' is not 'woke nonsense'
Landmark construction of new Type 26 ship HMS Sheffield begins at BAE Systems yard in Scotland But the new name, Achilles – after the ancient Greek warrior who chose eternal glory through war ...
Navy submarine name change is woke nonsense, says Shapps
The Royal Navy has announced it is changing the name of a new submarine from HMS Agincourt to HMS Achilles, in a move branded ...
Daily Mail6d
Ex-NATO commander fumes at 'craven and contemptible surrender' as Royal Navy sub HMS Agincourt is renamed HMS Achilles 'to avoid annoying the French'
Six ships have previously borne the name, earning six battle honours, including the River Plate and Okinawa.' A previous HMS Achilles, a Leander Class cruiser, was part of a Royal Navy squadron ...