French ship Richelieu
Four ships of the French Navy have been named in honour of Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal 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, La Tanche-like, patrol boat.[1]
- French battleship Richelieu (1939), a fast battleship.[1]
- French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle was originally to have been named Richelieu.[1][2][3]
- French aircraft carrier PA2 (now cancelled) would potentially have been named Richelieu.[4]
Ships of the French Navy named Richelieu
Ironclad Richelieu (1873)
Tanche, similar to the auxiliary submarine hunter Richelieu.jpg)
The battleship Richelieu (1939)_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
- ↑ "Nom du futur porte-avions nucléaire - Sénat". www.senat.fr. 20 November 1986. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
- ↑ ">>> Question-defense.info". 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. Vol. 2. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 423. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.