Britain’s Royal Navy confirmed Sunday the seventh and final Astute-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, previously named HMS Agincourt, will now be called HMS Achilles.
The move has already already described as “craven political correctness” because it seeks to spare French blushes by no longer recalling one of England’s single greatest military victories.
The Royal Navy stated:
The 7th Astute-class submarine is to be named HMS Achilles, as approved by The King. The name is appropriate in light of the 80th anniversaries this year of VE and VJ Day. Six ships have previously borne the name, earning six battle honours, including the River Plate and Okinawa.
Critics responded by damning the Royal Navy and the Labour government of Sir Keir Starmer for the change in name done purely to avoid upsetting the French. […]
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