Talk:Richelieu/@comment-30198299-20180129062320/@comment-30534142-20180129095150

Pardon ?! O_o

Iowa had an average of 31 knot top speed in full load during the war and was able to go 32 or 33 knot post war (She could reach 35 knot with a light load). The Kongo class on the other hand had an average top speed of 30 knots (30.5 max).

Richelieu first trials in 1940 showed she could steam at 30.2 knot with just 123.000 hp, displacing near 42.000 t. At her full power of 155.000 hp, she maintained 32 knot for 3h30min, displacing 43.800 t. And  forcing her engines to 179.000 hp, she reached her record of 32.68 knot. After her US modernization in 43, her displacement increased by 3.000 t and she managed a top speed of 30.2 knots. After the war, She and her sistership Jean Bart were refitted and they could reach 32 knot again.

So Iowa is faster than Richelieu but Richelieu is faster than Kongo.