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 "woke nonsense" by former Defence Secretary Grant Shapps.
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Royal Navy renames final Astute-class submarine
The Astute class is the Royal Navy’s latest fleet of nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs), designed to replace the Trafalgar-class submarines. Constructed by BAE Systems Submarines in Barrow-in-Furness, ...
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Navy submarine name change is woke nonsense, says Shapps
Another ship with the name took part in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 ... the seventh of the Astute Class submarines to be commissioned. There had previously been suggestions it could be ...
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‘It’s PC gone mad!’ ex Nato commander slams as woke Navy bosses rename submarine HMS Agincourt to avoid upsetting French
"And I'm now concerned that we might lose Waterloo and Trafalgar Square ... An official statement said: "The 7th Astute-class submarine is to be named HMS Achilles, as approved by The King.
King Charles 'vetoed' naming submarine to avoid offending the French
Charles reportedly vetoed the name - originally approved by Queen Elizabeth II - of the Royal Navy submarine which is now called HMS Achilles.