On the morning of 18 June, due to the rapid advance of German troops,
Richelieu received orders to retreat to the colonies.
Richelieu left Brest bound for Dakar on 18 June, at 16.00, escorted by destroyers
Fougueux and
Frondeur.
Richelieu had on board, for her main artillery, 250 shells, but powder charges for only 48 rounds, and no munitions for the 152 mms. On 20 June, the escort was replaced off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal, by the destroyer
Fleuret;
Fougueux and
Frondeur proceeded to Casablanca, and
Richelieu reached Dakar on 23 June.
Colombamike made some additional information known to me about Richelieu's Light AA Battery. Here is the modified AA Gun arangement: