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HMS Achilles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department received representations on the potential merits of renaming HMS Achilles.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
28 Jan 2025
Target answer date
3 Feb 2025
Answer
7 Feb 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department received representations on the potential merits of renaming HMS Achilles.

  2. 3 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 7 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    Potential ship names are proposed by the Royal Navy's Ships Names and Badges Committee who make suggestions based on historical information and civic affiliations. The seventh boat in the Astute class is to be called “Achilles”. The name was proposed by t...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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