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Before 11/14/43, battleship Richelieu is anchored in Mers el-Kebir, Algeria. Richelieu was initially intended to support the Royal Navy's forces in the Med. The battleship would soon transfer to Scapa Flow to
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,
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