French Battleships 1914–45 by Ryan K. Noppen & Paul Wright

Author:Ryan K. Noppen & Paul Wright
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781472818218
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2018-10-07T16:00:00+00:00

Design blueprint of Richelieu’s aviation facilities aft. These would be removed during Richelieu’s refit in New York in 1943 and the space used to mount a number of anti-aircraft batteries. (Author’s collection)

Richelieu class specifications (for Richelieu, June 1940)

Dimensions

length: 247.85m; beam: 33.08m; draught: 9.9m

Full Displacement

44,698 tons

Ship’s Complement

1,569 men

Armament

eight Canon de 380mm/45 Modèle 1935 guns in two quadruple turrets (380mm/ 45 gun had a range at 35 degrees elevation of 41,700m, could penetrate 393mm of side armour at 22,000m with a 884kg armour-piercing shell and had an elevation range of -5 to 35 degrees; 104 rounds were carried per gun and 1–2 rounds could be fired per minute); nine Canon de 152mm/55 Modèle 1930 dual-purpose secondary guns in three triple turrets (152mm/55 gun had a range at 45 degrees elevation of 24,200m firing a 47kg anti-aircraft shell and had an elevation range of -6.5 to 75 degrees in a dual-purpose turret; 400 rounds were carried per gun and five rounds could be fired per minute); 12 Canon de 100mm/45 Modèle 1930 anti-aircraft guns in six Model 1931 double turrets (100mm/45 gun had a range at 45 degrees elevation of 15,900m with a 13.5kg shell and had an elevation range of -10 to 80 degrees; 400 rounds were carried per gun and ten rounds could be fired per minute); eight Canon de 37mm/50 CAIL Modèle 1933 anti-aircraft guns in four twin CAD Mle 1933 mountings (similar characteristics to the 37mm/50 Modèle 1925 guns of the Dunkerque class); 20 mitrailleuse Hotchkiss de 13.2mm modèle 1929 machine guns in four quadruple and two twin anti-aircraft mounts

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