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Allied service
Richelieu arrives in New York with her damaged turret. The uppermost third antenna had to be dismantled for her to pass under Brooklyn BridgeAfter French forces in Africa joined the Allies after the Allied landings in North Africa, in November 1942, Richelieu sailed for refitting at the New York Navy Yard on 30 January 1943.
The three ruined barrels of Richelieu's upper main battery turret were replaced by barrels previously fitted on Jean Bart, the second unit of the Richelieu class, which was staying at Casablanca. The fourth barrel from Jean Bart was used for trials at the Dahlgren firing range.[32]
The seaplane equipment (hangar, catapults and crane) had been removed. The space thus spared on the stern was used to mount 40 mm anti-aircraft guns on the rear deck. The overall anti-aircraft armament was massively reinforced, with 48 20 mm AA guns in single mounts replacing the original 13.2 mm Hotchkiss machine guns, and 14 quad 40 mm turrets replacing the original 37 mm semi-automatic guns. Adoption of US-pattern secondary batteries made providing ammunition easier; a special factory had to be set up to produce ammunition for the main battery. She remained with only two range finders on the fore tower, and the rear mast was shortened. She was fitted with air and surface warning radar, but the U.S. Navy has been reluctant to provide radars for gunnery practice purposes.[33] All these modifications increased the deplacement by 3,000 tons. After sea trials (with a maximum speed of 30.2 knots) the refit was declared complete on 10 October 1943.[34][35]
Richelieu sailed for Mers el-Kebir on 14 October and thence to Scapa Flow, arriving on 20 November. She served with the British Home Fleet from November 1943-March 1944, participating in an operation off the Norwegian coast in January 1944. She was then transferred to the British Eastern Fleet to cover for British battleships undergoing refit. This was despite reputedly strong anti-Gaullist sympathies on board and limitations with her radar and ammunition (only available from US sources). She arrived at Trincomalee, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) on 10 April 1944, in time to join the attack by Task Force 65 on Sabang on 19 April (Operation Cockpit) and on Surabaya in May 1944 (Operation Transom), and to serve in Operations Councillor and Pedal in June. On 22 July, she sailed to attack Sabang and Sumatra (Operation Crimson) and returned to Trincomalee on 27 July.
Relieved by HMS Howe, Richelieu returned to Europe. After about a week in Toulon, she sailed for Casablanca, where she arrived on 10 October 1944, for careening. She was refitted in Gibraltar in January 1945, and rejoined the Eastern Fleet till the end of the war against Japan, arriving back at Trincomalee on 20 March 1945.[36] Now with Task Force 63 of the British East Indies Fleet, she joined in more bombardments of Sabang in April and of the Nicobar Islands in late April to early May. The next operation, to intercept the Haguro, was abortive.
Richelieu refitted at Durban in from 18 July to 10 August,[37] and arrived via Diego Suarez at Trincomalee on 18 August, learning of the Japanese surrender on 15 August.[38] She left Trincomalee on 5 September to participate in the liberation of Singapore, Operation Tiderace.[39] While she was passing down the Straits of Malacca on 9 September, at 07:44 a magnetic mine detonated 17 metres (19 yd) to starboard. She eventually limped into Singapore at noon on 11 September.[40]
Έχω τονίσει τα κομμάτι που αφορά την δράση του πλοίου στον Ειρηνικό - Ινδικό Ωκεανό. Αν υπάρχει διαφωνία από τους διαχειριστές της ομαδικής κατασκευής για το θέμα παρακαλώ ενημερώστε.
Το κιτ θα είναι της Trumpeter στην 1/350 με την ενίσχυση του σετ της L'Arsenal για το συγκεκριμμένο κιτ. Το μόνο που μένει είναι να αποφασίσω σε ποιά ακριβή χρονική περίοδο θα αναπαραστίσω το πλοίο και επομένως το καμουφλάζ του.
