The U.S. Navy has used standard naming conventions for its ships and sumbarines since it was established in 1775, but who ...

Names have power. It's common practice for the U.S. Navy to name its warships after the country's principles, such as Freedom ...

The following is the Jan. 23, 2025, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress. From the ...

HMS Agincourt has been renamed Achilles amid reports the defence ministry did not want to offend France.

Two multipurpose combat ships sold to the Indonesian Navy by Fincantieri have had their names changed before they begin their ...

Fincantieri’ shipyard in Muggiano has hosted the renaming ceremony of the two Multipurpose Combat Ship/PPA (MPCS) vessels ...

Another ship with the name took part in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, when the Royal Navy defeated a French and Spanish fleet. Gavin Williamson, a Conservative former defence secretary ...

The Royal Navy has been accused of renaming new attack submarine HMS Agincourt to avoid upsetting the French. The seventh ...