File:Richelieu French battleship 18 May 1944.jpg

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Description The crew of the French battleship Richelieu manning the rails as the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3) ended operations with the Royal Navy's Eastern Fleet in the Indian Ocean, 18 May 1944.
The National Museum of Naval Aviation identifies Richelieu as a "British Royal Navy battleship".
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Source U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1977.031.085.011 [1]
Author U.S. Navy (This image is part of a photograph album kept by Commander Joseph C. Clifton during 1942-1944, which included service as Commanding Officer of Fighting Squadron (VF) 12 and Commander Air Group (CAG) 12.)

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