The controversial move not use the name Agincourt began more than a year ago, amid suspected concerns it would offend Nato ...

King Charles has come under fire for his decision to rename the Royal Navy’s HMS Agincourt to HMS Achilles, a move that has ...

Former UK defence ministers claimed on Monday that a decision by Britain's Royal Navy to rename a nuclear-powered submarine ...

Former UK defence ministers claimed Monday that a decision by Britain's Royal Navy to rename a nuclear-powered submarine called HMS Agincourt had been taken to avoid offending France. The previous ...

Grant Shapps, a former Conservative member of the U.K.’s Parliament and defense secretary, called a recent submarine name ...

This Friday, weather permitting the German battleship Admiral Graf Spee, scuttled off the coast of Uruguay at the beginning of World War II, will be ... light cruisers HMS Exeter and HMS Achilles ...

HMS Exeter together with HMS Ajax and HMS Achilles made up a flotilla operating ... the first major naval battle of World War II. The wreath laying was held during a moving memorial service ...

but HMS Achilles is, quite simply, a better name Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as ...