Ship Database

Tier VIII Battleship Premium

France

AL Richelieu

The lead battleship of the Richelieu class from Iris Libre. She is always committed to protecting all that is dear to her until the very end. She considers it her duty to uphold liberty and peace, convinced that through relentless effort, any challenge can be overcome. From the Azur Lane game.

Doubloons: 13,000

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points: 63,700
Maximum speed: 32.0 knots
Surface detection: 16.2 km
Main battery range: 25.3 km
Main battery reload: 30.0 s

Combat envelope

Range and detection

Scale: 30 km

Every bar uses the same 30 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.

Surface detection16.2 km
Main battery25.3 km
Secondary battery7.6 km

Damage comparison

Published maximum per hit

Ship-relative

Bars are normalized only against this ship's highest listed hit. They are not salvo damage, expected damage or DPM.

HE · 380 mm HE OEA Mle 1945 5,400
AP · 380 mm AP OPfK Mle 1943 11,900

Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed: 32.0 knots
Turning circle radius: 850 m
Rudder shift time: 15.4 s

Maneuverability API rating 46

Concealment

Surface detection: 16.2 km
Air detection: 10.0 km
Submarine detection: 10.0 km

Concealment API rating 33

Survivability

Hit points: 63,700
Torpedo damage reduction: 35 %

Survivability API rating 79

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range: 19–430 mm

Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 86

Maximum range: 25.3 km
Reload time: 30.0 s
Rate of fire: 2.0 rounds/min
180° turn time: 36.0 s
Maximum dispersion: 313 m

Shells

Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.

380 mm HE OEA Mle 1945

Maximum damage per hit: 5,400
Fire chance: 36.0 %
Muzzle velocity: 830 m/s
Shell mass: 884 kg

380 mm AP OPfK Mle 1943

Maximum damage per hit: 11,900
Muzzle velocity: 830 m/s
Shell mass: 885 kg

Gun layout

Mount: 380 mm/45 Mle 1935 in a turret
Mounts: 2
Barrels each: 4

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range: 7.6 km

Mount: 152 mm HE OEA Mle 1937
Maximum damage per hit: 2,200
Fire chance: 12.0 %
Rate of fire: 5.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity: 870 m/s

Mount: 100 mm HE OEA Mle 1928
Maximum damage per hit: 1,400
Fire chance: 6.0 %
Rate of fire: 15.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity: 780 m/s

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 77

Aura: 20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.4 mount
Calibre: 20 mm
Mounts: 48

Aura: 40 mm Bofors on a Mk.2 mount
Calibre: 40 mm
Mounts: 14

Aura: 100 mm/45 Mle 1930 on an Mle 1931 mount
Calibre: 100 mm
Mounts: 6

Aura: 152 mm/55 Mle 1930 on an Mle 1936 mount
Calibre: 152 mm
Mounts: 3

Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points: 63,700
Main-battery barrels: 2
Secondary barrels: 9
AA mounts: 71

Engine

Published maximum speed: 32.0 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.

Propulsion: 155,000 hp

Default

Type: Engine

AL Richelieu

Default

Type: Hull

PCA n° 8 Mle 2

Default

Type: Suo

380 mm/45 Mle 1935 in a turret

Default

Type: Artillery

Compatible upgrades

Official modernization descriptions and listed purchase prices. Effects still depend on the slot and configuration used in game.

Propulsion Modification 1

Modernization

Reduces time to full speed

Credits: 1,000,000

Concealment System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 2,000,000

Main Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 125,000

Aiming Systems Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 500,000

Damage Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits: 1,000,000

Torpedo Lookout System

Modernization

Credits: 2,000,000

Main Battery Modification 2

Modernization

Credits: 500,000

Damage Control System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 250,000

Steering Gears Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 1,000,000

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 500,000

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 125,000

AA Guns Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 500,000

Available module groups: 10
Compatible upgrades: 12
Upgrade slots: 5
Published battle levels: 8–10

Cross-nation comparison

Ships that fill a similar slot

Closest same-tier, same-class matches from other nations, ranked by published base statistics.

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Bismarck '41

HP: 64,500
Speed: 31 kn
Guns: 21.2 km

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U.S.A.

Kheper

HP: 66,000
Speed: 27.5 kn
Guns: 23.3 km

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U.S.S.R.

Borodino

HP: 64,200
Speed: 31.6 kn
Guns: 19.6 km

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