Buy a Poster! Get Early Access to Videos: During World War 2, more than a hundred battleships from 12 different navies took part in the war in some way or another. But only one of them saw significant action fighting on both sides. That was the Richelieu, a French battleship with quite the story to tell. Sources: M. J Whitley, Battleships of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia John Jordan & Robert Dumas, French Battleships 1922-1956 Arthur Marder, Operation Menace Credits: Artwork by: Animation by CKD Productions and Josh Bassett Written, Directed and Produced by: