Richelieu-class

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battleship
gptkbp:aircraft 2 aircraft
gptkbp:antiSubmarineWarfare 40 mm Bofors guns
gptkbp:armament 12-inch guns
gptkbp:armor 300 mm
gptkbp:builder Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire
gptkbp:class capital ship
gptkbp:commissioned 1940
gptkbp:completed 1940
gptkbp:constructionMaterial 1935-1940
gptkbp:crew 1,500 personnel
gptkbp:debutYear 1970
gptkbp:decommissioned 1968
gptkbp:design 1930s
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:France
gptkbp:displacement 35,000 tons
gptkbp:electronic_warfare Atlantic_and_Mediterranean_theaters
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1960s
gptkbp:historicalContext pre-WWII naval arms race
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first French battleship post-WWI
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Richelieu-class
gptkbp:innovation yes
gptkbp:launched 1939
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Nantes
gptkbp:length 263 meters
gptkbp:majorIndustry 6 × 152 mm guns
4 × 380 mm guns
gptkbp:merchandise gptkb:French_Navy
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:French_Navy
Jean-Baptiste_Édouard_Suchet
gptkbp:name gptkb:Richelieu
gptkb:Jean_Bart
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:World_War_II
heavy armor and firepower
gptkbp:numberBuilt 2
gptkbp:operationalRange 8,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:operationalStatus retired
European_waters
gptkbp:postWarCareer training ship
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
oil-fired boilers
gptkbp:radar Type 273 radar
gptkbp:renovated 1950s
gptkbp:revenue 1968
gptkbp:role naval warfare
gptkbp:security limited
gptkbp:services 1940
1940-1968
gptkbp:significantEvent Battle of Dakar
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:Jean_Bart
gptkbp:speed 30 knots
gptkbp:strategicGoals fleet defense
gptkbp:torpedoSystem yes