Were the French Richelieu class battleships superior to the German Bismarck class Battleships? The Richelieu's had stronger belt and turret armor, were faster, and their guns had longer range and in theory,
British Empire & Commonwealth Forces in the Far East-SE Asia 1937-1946 - FFS Richelieu and HMS Cumberland 1944 by Ivan Berryman. The Free French battleship Richelieu with the RN cruiser HMS Cumberland,
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