hms agincourt submarine

BBC on MSN · 2d

King involved in 'woke' name change of Agincourt submarine

The name was changed to HMS Achilles reportedly over concerns that the original may have offended the French.

The Sun · 2d

King Charles orders Navy to rename submarine HMS Agincourt, in move dubbed ‘pathetic’

KING Charles ordered the Navy to rename HMS Agincourt, in a move dubbed “pathetic”. The monarch made the intervention to avoid upsetting the French, sources told The Sun. The nuclear-powered sub,

Washington Times · 2d

Former British defense secretary calls Royal Navy’s submarine name change ‘woke nonsense’

Grant Shapps, a former Conservative member of the U.K.’s Parliament and defense secretary, called a recent submarine name change by the Royal Navy “woke nonsense” to avoid offending the French.

BBC on MSN · 4d

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.

GB News on MSN · 2d

‘Typical Labour WOKE decision’: Watch as Andrew Pierce furiously tears into ‘idiotic’ Navy submarine name change

In a scathing critique, GB News star Andrew Pierce has dismissed the submarine naming controversy as "ridiculous", pointing out a glaring inconsistency in the decision. "HMS Achilles sank the Admiral Grafs Spee in 1939,

King Charles overrules late Queen Elizabeth to rename £1.5bn HMS Agincourt submarine

King Charles stepped in to overturn the £1.5billion submarine's original name, which had been given the green light by Queen ...

‘It’s PC gone mad!’ ex Nato commander slams as woke Navy bosses rename submarine HMS Agincourt to avoid upsetting French

AN EX-Nato commander has blasted woke Navy chiefs for renaming a submarine to avoid upsetting the French. HMS Agincourt is ...

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'It's part of our heritage!' Martin Daubney left outraged at 'insane' decision by King Charles to rename historic submarine through fear of 'offending French'

GB News host Martin Daubney has launched a scathing attack on the decision to rename HMS Agincourt, claiming the move ...

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King Charles’s not-so-astute wokeness below the waves

King Charles, the nominal commander in chief of the U.K. armed forces, directed that the Royal Navy's newest upcoming nuclear attack submarine be renamed.

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King Charles ordered renaming of HMS Agincourt 'to avoid upsetting French'

King Charles personally ordered the renaming of Navy submarine HMS Agincourt to avoid upsetting the French. The Monarch ...

Navy chiefs under fire for renaming HMS Agincourt ‘to appease French’

Royal Navy chiefs have come under fire for dropping plans to name a new attack submarine after a battle in which England ...

The National Interest3d

The Royal Navy’s Final Astute-class Submarine Is Being Renamed—And Britons Aren’t Happy

There will be no quotes from William Shakespeare’s play Henry V used as the motto for the Royal Navy’s seventh and final Astute-class nuclear-powered attack submarine. The boat, which is now under ...

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‘Woke nonsense’: Grant Shapps hits out at submarine’s new name

The decision to rename the nuclear-powered submarine HMS Agincourt is “woke nonsense”, a former defence secretary has claimed ...

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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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