The "Richelieu" was a French battleship, and the lead ship of her class. She was the first French 35,000-ton battleship, designed to counter the Italian "Littorio" class battleships, the first modern battleships built since the 1922 Treaty of Washington. Ordered in 1935, she was a scaled-up version of the "Dunkerque" class battleships, featuring a main armament of eight 380 mm guns in two quadruple turrets in forward super firing positions. Her armor and underwater protection were equal to her contemporaries, except the Japanese "Yamato" class battleships. Her speed was surpassed only by the fastest U.S. Navy battleships.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Sobucki, A./Skwiot, M.
Title
The Battleship Richelieu
Details
English text, paperback, 140 35-renders in colour, double sheet B2 withe plans, large format. 77 pages.
