by the high command. In August 1957, the vessel was reduced to a barracks ship, and on 1 January 1961 her reserve status was downgraded. Some consideration was given in 1964 to reactivate the vessel for use as a command ship during a series of nuclear experiments in the Pacific Ocean, but it was determined that the cost would have been too high, thus the cruiser was used instead. The ship remained laid up until 10 February 1970 when she was struck from the naval register, renamed Q466, and placed for sale. The vessel was sold to ship breakers on 21 May, towed to Brégaillon, and dismantled for scrap. Though she never became fully operational, Jean Bart nevertheless proved to be a useful test bed for a variety of new French anti-aircraft guns and radars. Footnotes Notes Citations References External links Caractéristiques principales (in French) Schematics of a turret Galerie de photos (in French) Photographs Maritimequest Jean Bart Photo Gallery Richelieu-class battleships World War II battleships of France Cold War battleships of France Ships built in France 1940 ships Maritime incidents in November 1942