The National Interest22d
The Royal Navy’s Final Astute-class Submarine Is Being Renamed—And Britons Aren’t Happy
There will be no quotes from William Shakespeare’s play Henry V used as the motto for the Royal Navy’s seventh and final Astute-class nuclear-powered attack submarine. The boat, which is now ...
Washington Examiner18d
King Charles’s not-so-astute wokeness below the waves
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. The final Astute-class submarine to be ...
Shephard Media22d
Last Astute-class submarine renamed HMS Achilles
The submarine was due to be named HMS Agincourt, but will now follow HMS Agamemnon's lead, being named after a warrior from the Iliad. The UK Royal Navy (RN) has changed the name of the final Astute ...
London Evening Standard23d
Renaming of submarine Agincourt ‘woke nonsense’, says ex-defence secretary
The Astute-class hunter-killer submarine planned to be called HMS Agincourt will now be HMS Achilles. One of the Royal Navy’s seven Astute-class nuclear-powered attack submarine moves through ...
LBC22d
Navy bosses want to change name of submarine HMS Agincourt to 'avoid upsetting French'
The 7th Astute-class submarine is to be named HMS Achilles, as approved by The King. The name is appropriate in light of the 80th anniversaries this year of VE and VJ Day. Six ships have previously ...