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Re: Richelieu Class Fast Battleships: Jean Bart
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2020 7:13 pm
by DaveH
She was certainly an impressive ship . I think I posted before we berthed alongside her in Gib 1955 and she also led the force at Suez
I don't think she was ever used in anger but am I wrong ???
Re: Richelieu Class Fast Battleships: Jean Bart
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:36 am
by designeraccd
JEAN BART is reported to have fired a
TOTAL of 4 15" rounds during the Suez fubar. That was the ONLY time her big guns were used "in anger". Only 1 turret (B?) was operational along with only 1 of the 6.1" turrets, IIRC.
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Re: Richelieu Class Fast Battleships: Jean Bart
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 9:11 am
by DaveH
Thank you for the correction . I guess just the sight of her could have put the wind up the gypos.
Re: Richelieu Class Fast Battleships: Jean Bart
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 2:54 pm
by designeraccd
Detail views of the handsome JEAN BART...........
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Re: Richelieu Class Fast Battleships: Jean Bart
Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2020 5:45 pm
by designeraccd
RICHILIEU in the Brest roadstead, 1940......plus a nice overhead that shows off her hull shape.....
To be complete, a nice color view of the finished JEAN BART.
This pair of 3ed gen. BBs seem-from what is written about them-to be as combat worthy a design as any of the WW2 era build battle wagons. Only slightly slower than the IOWAs and seemingly able to-in theory-take punishment like the IOWAs. Ballistically the French 380s, from what I have read, were very powerful heavy weapons. At any rate I sure would NOT care to be on the wrong end of those 14.96"/380 mm rounds!!!
At least RICHILIEU did fire her guns "in anger" during WW2. Her sister fired exactly 4 rounds from the operational B turret during the "Suez Operation" in 1956. Those were the
ONLY 4 she ever fired in combat. Altho a very handsome BB when complete, those 4 rounds from JEAN BART were extremely expensive, so to speak...
See:
http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNFR_15-45_m1935.php
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Re: Richelieu Class Fast Battleships: Jean Bart
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2020 1:42 pm
by designeraccd
JEAN BART loading troops and then steaming towards Cyprus to offload them before firing 4 rounds of 15" during the Suez Crisis of 1956. DFO
Re: Richelieu Class Fast Battleships: Jean Bart
Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2021 5:52 am
by Brian James
Richelieu Class Battleship Jean Bart pictured in 1955.
Re: Battleships: Jean Bart
Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2021 4:06 am
by designeraccd
The JEAN BART in a drydock, 1970.............
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Re: Richelieu Class Fast Battleships: Jean Bart
Posted: Sat May 15, 2021 8:30 pm
by designeraccd
JEAN BART test firing in Casablanca sometime before the Allied invasion in Nov., '42 Rare photo!
Also a view of her surrounded by shell splashes during the assault! DFO
Re: Richelieu Class Fast Battleships: Jean Bart
Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2021 5:13 am
by designeraccd
More from Casablanca with JEAN BART............
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