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Four ships of the French Navy have been named in honour of Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu, considered to be one of the founders of the French Navy.

Ships

• French ironclad Richelieu (1873), a central battery ironclad.^{[1][note 1]}
• French patrol boat Richelieu (1915), an auxiliary, La Tanche-like, patrol boat.^[1]
• French battleship Richelieu (1939), a fast battleship.^[1]
• French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle was originally to have been named Richelieu.^[1][2][3]
• French aircraft carrier PA2 (now cancelled) would potentially have been named Richelieu.^[4]