Renaming of submarine Agincourt ‘woke nonsense’, says ex-defence secretary
A decision to rename nuclear-powered submarine HMS Agincourt is “woke nonsense”, a former defence secretary said. The ...
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The Royal Navy’s Final Astute-class Submarine Is Being Renamed—And Britons Aren’t Happy
The boat, which is now under construction at Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, was slated to be HMS Agincourt—and would have been the sixth warship named for the famed battle fought by King Henry V ...
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Renaming of HMS Agincourt to HMS Achilles pre-dates Labour government
The controversial move not use the name Agincourt began more than a year ago, amid suspected concerns it would offend Nato ...
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Battle Of Jutland
Summary: HMS Iron Duke, commissioned in March 1914, epitomized the “super-dreadnought” class of battleships ... have been named HMS Agincourt in honor of the Battle of Agincourt of 1415.
The French navy is full of ships named after men who beat us. Don’t rename HMS Agincourt
Vive notre ami l’ennemi”, wrote a patriotic French songwriter sarcastically in the 1820s, after peace had returned and ...
Navy submarine name change is woke nonsense, says Shapps
The Royal Navy has announced it is changing the name of a new submarine from HMS Agincourt to HMS Achilles, in a move branded ...
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Renaming of submarine Agincourt ‘woke nonsense’, says ex-defence secretary
A decision to rename nuclear-powered submarine HMS Agincourt is “woke nonsense”, a former defence secretary said. The Astute-class attack ... earning six battle honours, including the River ...