France still building battleships despite defensive agreement with England according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1938 no. 5

French Richelieu-class

British King George V-class

An item referred to the magazine U.R.S. dated 26 May 1938 which reported that while England already was building 5 battleships (1) and with the intention to built another 5, experts wondered why England and France were allies, France still decided to built precious battleships (2) instead of a large number of smaller vessels.

Notes
1. The King George V-class consisted of the King George V, Prince of Wales, Duke of York, Howe and Anson, preceded by the Nelson-class and succeeded by the Vanguard and by the never realized Lion-class. In
2. The Richelieu-class consisting of the Richelieu, Gascogne, Jean Bart and Clemenceau, preceded by the Dunkerque-class and succeeded by the never realized Alsace-class.