Richelieu-class battleship

The Richelieu class were fast battleships built for the French Navy between the 1930s and 1950s. Initially two ships were ordered in 1935 in response to Italian orders for the Littorio-class battleships the previous year. The Richelieus were based on the preceding Dunkerque class, but scaled up to accommodate more powerful 380 mm (15 in) guns and armor to protect them from guns of the same caliber. To keep the ships within the displacement limits imposed by the Washington Naval Treaty, they featured the same concentrated arrangement as the Dunkerques for the main battery: two quadruple gun turrets placed forward. They also incorporated new, more compact boilers that allowed for a shorter hull for the desired top speed. After Germany ordered two Bismarck-class battleships, France responded with another pair of Richelieus, to be built to modified designs. The first, Clemenceau, would have received modified secondary and anti-aircraft batteries, while Gascogne would have had her superfiring main battery turret shifted aft, along with other changes. Clemenceau was never completed, and Gascogne was never laid down. The Richelieus were the last battleships built for the French Navy.

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1939  Wikimedia, Wikidata
speed 32 knot, 
battleship, Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Brest Arsenal, French Navy, France, 

Clemenceau, Gascogne, Jean Bart, 

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  Clemenceau ⓘ
  unfinished Richelieu-class battleship

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  Gascogne ⓘ
  cancelled Richelieu-class battleship

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  Jean Bart ⓘ
  Richelieu-class battleship

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  Richelieu ⓘ
  Richelieu-class battleship

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
object	watercraft		Clemenceau	Richelieu-class battleship, battleship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Gascogne	Richelieu-class battleship, battleship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Jean Bart	Richelieu-class battleship, battleship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Richelieu	Richelieu-class battleship, battleship	Wikidata