HMS Achilles (1747) was an 8-gun schooner purchased in 1747. She was captured in 1748 by the Spanish. HMS Achilles (1757) was a 60-gun fourth rate launched in 1757, hulked in 1780 and sold in 1784. HMS Achilles (1863) was a broadside ironclad frigate launched in 1863. She became a base ship in 1902 and was renamed HMS Hibernia.

HMNZS Achilles was a Leander-class light cruiser, the second of five in the class. She served in the Royal New Zealand Navy in the Second World War. She was launched in 1931 for the Royal Navy, loaned to New Zealand in 1936 and transferred to the new Royal New Zealand Navy in …

5 days ago · The new name, HMS Achilles, announced in January 2025, replaces the previous designation and marks a shift in symbolism. Achilles has a distinguished naval history, with six previous Royal Navy ships bearing the name and earning battle honours, including at the River Plate and Okinawa. The renaming pays tribute to the 80th anniversaries of VE ...

5 days ago · HMS Achilles (1757) was a 60-gun fourth rate launched in 1757, hulked in 1780 and sold in 1784. HMS Achilles (1863) was a broadside ironclad frigate launched in 1863. HMS Achilles (1905) was a Warrior-class armoured cruiser launched in 1905 and sold in 1921. Achilles II was an armed trawler, hired in 1914 and sunk by a mine on 26 June 1918.

5 days ago · A previous vessel named HMS Achilles received battle honours during World War Two. Another ship with the name took part in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, when the Royal Navy defeated a French ...

3 days ago · HMS Agincourt was the name agreed under Queen Elizabeth II, but defence sources say King Charles wanted another name and has given his approval to HMS Achilles instead.

HMS Achilles (S123) The seventh and final Astute Class nuclear-powered submarine is due to enter the Royal Navy fleet in due course... Role. In May 2018 it was announced that the Ministry of Defence had signed a £1.5 billion contract with BAE Systems for the seventh Astute Class hunter-killer submarine to be built in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.

5 days ago · The name Achilles has been born by six ships previously, having earned six battle honours including Trafalgar, as well as River Plate and Okinawa in World War II. An earlier HMS Achilles was laid down 120 years ago this year, in 1905. “The name was proposed by the Royal Navy Ships Names and Badging committee and approved by His Majesty the King,” a Royal Navy spokesperson told Naval ...

5 days ago · The Royal Navy has called its new Astute-class submarine HMS Achilles after switching its name from HMS Agincourt. Originally, the submarine was supposed to be named after the Battle of Agincourt, which resulted in the English defeating the French in …

5 days ago · The UK Royal Navy (RN) has changed the name of the final Astute class nuclear-powered submarines to HMS Achilles. The change will be the second time the boat’s name has been switched along its pathway into service. Prior to 2018, the vessel went by the in-work name of HMS Ajax. Ajax was a famous ...