A decision to rename nuclear-powered submarine HMS Agincourt is “woke nonsense”, a former defence secretary said. The Astute-class attack submarine, which is still under construction ...

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 was involved in a decision to change the name of a new royal submarine from HMS Agincourt to HMS Achilles, a move that was branded "woke nonsense" by former defence secretary Grant ...

Royal Navy chiefs have come under fire for dropping plans to name a new attack submarine after the Battle of Agincourt, in which England defeated France. The seventh and final Astute-class ...

HMS Agincourt is the fleet’s sixth vessel and was named after the 1415 victory by outnumbered English archers. A move to rebrand the under-construction hunter-killer was thrown out last year as ...

KING Charles ordered the Navy to rename HMS Agincourt, in a move dubbed “pathetic”. The monarch made the intervention to avoid upsetting the French, sources told The Sun. The nuclear-powered ...

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'. The seventh Astute Class boat ...

A previous attempt to rename Agincourt was blocked by then defence secretary Grant Schapps. Mr Shapps told The Sun: "Renaming the Agincourt is nothing short of sacrilege. "This submarine carries a ...

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 ...

“Renaming the HMS Agincourt is nothing short of sacrilege. “This submarine carries a name that honours a defining moment in British history. Under Labour, woke nonsense is being put ahead of ...