King Charles was involved in a decision to change the name of a new royal submarine from HMS Agincourt to HMS Achilles, a ...

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 ...

This is also the second change, as the “in-work name” for the vessel had been Ajax until it was announced in 2018 that it would be named HMS Agincourt. “The 7th Astute-class submarine is to ...

This submarine name change might seem a peripheral ... On that point, would the French really care about the name HMS Agincourt? I think not. For one, jesting between France and the U.K. is ...

The vessel – an Astute-class submarine which is currently under construction in Barrow-in-Furness – was due to be named HMS Agincourt after an English victory over the French in 1415.

The monarch has personally ordered the renaming £1.5bn HMS Agincourt submarine, and rename it HMS Achilles. King's decision has sparked reactions from concerned, with the Royal Navy spokesperson ...

King Charles sparked suggestions of 'woke nonsense' after it was reported that he had persuaded the Government to rename submarine HMS Agincourt last month because he feared offending the French.

The submarine was originally set to be named HMS Agincourt, a reference to the English victory over the French at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. However, is now called HMS Achilles.