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.

Contents

• Ships
• Notes and references
• Notes
• References
• Bibliography

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]

Notes and references

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.

List of ships with the same or similar names

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