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 ...

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 ...

In the next few days, the second of the Royal Navy’s Astute Class attack submarine, “HMS Ambush” will leave the BAE Systems shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, where she was built ...

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 ...

The Royal Navy has announced it is changing the name of a new submarine ... due to be named HMS Pansy became HMS Heartsease just before it was launched. All of the Navy's Astute Class submarines ...

The Astute-class attack submarine, which is still under construction, was due to be named in honour of Henry V’s 1415 victory over the French. But the boat will now be called HMS Achilles ...

The Royal Navy revealed the King had approved its name being changed to HMS Achilles - itself an illustrious name in British military service. The 7th Astute-class submarine is to be named HMS ...

The Royal Navy has announced it is changing the name of a new submarine from HMS Agincourt to HMS Achilles ... In 1939, a Royal Navy corvette due to be named HMS Pansy became HMS Heartsease just ...