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Grant Shapps calls Navy submarine name change 'woke nonsense'

The Royal Navy has renamed its submarine from HMS Agincourt to HMS Achilles due to concerns about upsetting the French, as reported by national news outlets.
Grant Shapps described the name change as 'nothing short of sacrilege' and emphasized the original name's historical significance.
The name HMS Achilles is considered appropriate as it coincides with the 80th anniversaries of VE and VJ Day this year.
The decision to rename the submarine was approved by the King and had been under discussion for over a year, according to the Royal Navy.

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Washington Times

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.

26 days ago·United States

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Daily Mirror

King Charles overrules late Queen 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 Elizabeth in 2018, and rename it HMS Achilles

26 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Daily Express

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

EXCLUSIVE: The Monarch took the unusual step of vetoing the name of £1.5 billion sub.

26 days ago·United Kingdom

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The Local - Fr

UK govt accused of renaming submarine to avoid offending France

Former UK defence ministers claimed on Monday that a decision by Britain's Royal Navy to rename a nuclear-powered submarine called HMS Agincourt had been taken to avoid offending France.

26 days ago·France

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The Scotsman

Why calling a Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarine 'HMS Achilles' is not 'woke nonsense'

We feel confident that France would not have been outraged if the submarine had been called HMS Agincourt, but HMS Achilles is, quite simply, a better name

26 days ago·Scotland, United Kingdom

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