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Renaming of HMS Agincourt to HMS Achilles pre-dates Labour government
The UK Royal Navy has changed the name of the seventh and final Astute-class nuclear powered attack submarine ... Plate and Okinawa in World War II. An earlier HMS Achilles was laid down 120 ...
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HMS Barham sinks after World War Two German U-boat attack
Archive news footage shows the moment HMS Barham was struck by torpedoes in the Mediterranean during World War Two. The British Pathé clip of a news reel from the time, captured the attack by a ...
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Ex-NATO commander fumes at 'craven and contemptible surrender' as Royal Navy sub HMS Agincourt is renamed HMS Achilles 'to avoid annoying the French'
The Royal Navy has been accused of renaming new attack submarine HMS Agincourt to avoid upsetting the French - sparking claims of 'craven and contemptible surrender'. The seventh Astute Class boat ...
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Falklands war: Argentina insists HMS Invincible was hit by an Exocet; Taiana recalls the joint navy/air force mission
The Argentine joint attack on HMS Invincible, according to Argentine sources occurred on the 30th May 1982 with two Super Etendard from the naval air force, taking off with the support of four A4C ...