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
• 
  The battleship Richelieu (1939)
• 
  The nuclear carrier Charles de Gaulle

Notes and references

Notes

1. In French Navy parlance, an "armoured frigate" ("frégate cuirassée").

References

1. Roche, vol.2, p.423
2. Roche, vol.2, p.128
3. "Nom du futur porte-avions nucléaire - Sénat". www.senat.fr. 20 November 1986. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
4. ">>> 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.