Five previous RN vessels have carried the name HMS Achilles. In announcing the shift away from the name of the battle to that of another famous Homeric warrior, the RN said: "The 7th Astute-class ...

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 ...

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 ...