05751 FRENCH NAVY RICHELIEU 1946 Trumpeter  [TP05751]

Richelieu premiered on January seventeenth, 1939. Because of the certain situation in France following the German offensive, she sailed for Dakar in June,1940. But also for some governmental reasons?she struggled Uk warships there. Then she rejoined the Allied in 1942 and ended up being refitted in January 1943 at Brooklyn Navy Yard in the united states. She had the woman radar and AA armament upgraded. Her 37mm and 13.2mm AA armament had been changed by 40mm Bofors and 20mm Oerlikons. This refit was in fact completed in August. Then she have been integrated to your British Residence Fleet .With devices of the fleet, she took part in a process up against the Norwegian coast in January 1944. After bought to participate the British western Fleet, she took part in operations against Japan. After WW?, Richelieu returned to French

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