Richelieu
1945
(Neptun 1402)
- Class: Richelieu - 2 fast battleships of 1935
- Displacement: 35,000 tons
- Dimensions: 814 (oa) x 108 x 29.5 ft.
- Machinery: 4-shaft geared turbines, S.H.P. 150,000 = 30 knots
- Armor: Main belt: 400mm, 225mm; decks: (upper) 130mm, 170mm (lower) 40mm; main turrets 430mm, 270mm, 170mm; secondary turrets 130mm; conning tower: 340mm
- Armament: 8-15in (2x4), 9-6in (3x3), 12-100mm AA (6x2), 56-40mm AA (14x4) guns
- Complement: 1,670
- Builder: Arsenale de Brest
- Laid down: 22 Oct 1935
- Launched: 17 Jan 1939
- Completed: 15 Jun 1940
- Service: Dakar 1940-42, U.S. refit 1943, Eastern fleet 1944-45. Participated in raids on Sabang in Apr 1944 and Soerabaya in May 1944.
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