French ship Richelieu
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Four ships of the French Navy have been named in honour of Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal and Duc de Richelieu, considered to be one of the founders of the French Navy.
Ships
- French ironclad Richelieu (1873), a central battery ironclad.[1][note 1]
- French patrol boat Richelieu (1915), an auxiliary patrol boat.[1]
- French battleship Richelieu (1939), a fast battleship.[1]
- French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, a nuclear aircraft carrier was originally named Richelieu.[1][2]
- The projected new French aircraft carrier, if built, may be named Richelieu.[3]
Ships of the French Navy named Richelieu
![](../I/m/Richelieu1-Bougault.jpg)
Ironclad Richelieu (1873)
![](../I/m/Tanche.svg.png)
Tanche, similar to the auxiliary submarine hunter Richelieu
![](../I/m/Richelieu_1943.jpg)
The battleship Richelieu (1939)
![](../I/m/Charles_De_Gaulle_(R91)_underway_2009.jpg)
The nuclear carrier Charles de Gaulle
Notes and references
Notes
- ↑ In French Navy parlance, an "armoured frigate" ("frégate cuirassée").
References
- 1 2 3 4 Roche, vol.2, p.423
- ↑ Roche, vol.2, p.128
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-08-27.
Bibliography
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. 2. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 423. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
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