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. It follows reports of concern within the Ministry of Defence that the original name for the vessel may have offended the French. The original name Agincourt references a battle England won against France in 1415, as part of the Hundred Years’ War. The Royal Navy said the submarine would instead be named HMS Achilles and that the change had been under discussion for over a year.
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