Скачать или смотреть MN Lorraine - France's Best Dreadnought of WW2

As a whole, the French Navy is often overlooked once you leave the Age of Sail. Or, if not overlooked, reduced to something of a meme. The whole 'floating hotel' shtick. It does mean some fine ships are pushed to the side.

Such as Lorraine, the topic of today's video. One of the Bretagne-class battleships, and the only one to survive both world wars. A ship that is arguably the best of France's dreadnoughts.* And certainly the one that fought the hardest, once she returned to service.

For all of that, Lorraine is often forgotten. Overshadowed by her successors in the French fast battleships. A shame, really.

note: Dreadnought, specifically, not battleship. Obviously, the Richelieu-class are the best *battleships built by France.

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Further Reading:
https://archive.org/details/battleshi...
https://archive.org/details/conwaysal...
https://archive.org/details/warshipvo...
https://naval-encyclopedia.com/ww1/fr...
https://naval-encyclopedia.com/ww2/fr...
https://ww2db.com/ship_spec.php?ship_...
https://uboat.net/allies/warships/shi...
https://www.amazon.com/French-Battles...
https://www.amazon.com/French-Battles...
https://www.amazon.com/French-Battles...