An item referred to naval personnel reporting that the main engines of the French battleship Richelieu lying at Dakar, Senegal since the attack in July 1940 were 5 centimeters out of line. There were no facilities at Dakar available for repairing the damage. The forward guns could not fire due to the damaged control apparatus. The J.I.C. commented that this report confirmed earlier tidings. Temporary repairs should made a speed of 23 knots possible. In the meantime she could not be moved and was part of the fixed defence of Dakar.(1)
Note
1. Part of Richelieu-class response on the Italian Littorio-class, preceded by Dunkerque class succeeded by planned Alsace-class, laid down by Arsenal de Brest on 22 October 1935, launched on 17 January 1939, commissioned on 1 April 1940, decommissioned in 1967 and stricken and broken up in 1968.
Source
Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 14 dated December 1941.
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