Dunkerque
Richelieu-class
An item dated Paris, France 8th reported that the naval arsenal at Brest, France was to be increased on very short notice. A firm of Lyon, France was to start with constructing a new wharf with a length of 1.250 metres to allow capital ships like the Dunkerque (1) to berth. Estimated costs 50 million francs. The length of the new wharf made it also possible for the new to be built 36.000 tons armoured cruiser to berth alongside.(2)
Notes
1. Of the Dunkerque-class of battleships. Laid down at the navy yard at Brest, France on 24 December 1932, launched on 2 October 1935, commissioned on 1 May 1937, scuttled at Toulon, France on 27 November 1942 and finally broken up in 1958.
2. The Richelieu-class battleships consisting of the Richelieu, Clemenceau and Jean Bart.
