French ship Richelieu

Four ships of the French Navy have been named in honour of Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal and Duc de Richelieu, considered to be one of the founders of the French Navy.

Ships

 * Richelieu (1873), a central battery ironclad.
 * Richelieu (1915), an auxiliary patrol boat.
 * Richelieu (1939), a fast battleship.
 * Charles De Gaulle, a nuclear aircraft carrier was originally named Richelieu.
 * The projected new French aircraft carrier, if it is indeed built, may be named Richelieu.