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Achilles (S 125)

Built By: Vickers (Barrow)
Build Group: SSN 5

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14-05-2018 During a visit to the Barrow yard the Secretary of State for Defence, The Right Honourable Gavin Williamson awarded a £1.5bn contract for delivery of the seventh Astute class submarine and announced it would be named Agincourt.
26-01-2025 The RN announced the name HMS Achilles has been approved by The King with no mention of the previously announced name Agincourt.

It is unclear why the name change has been made but most speculate that it is to avoid offending the French. The battle of Agincourt in 1415 saw a much smaller English and Welsh army defeat the French army with the innovative use of longbows.
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