Dunkerque's unlucky career and the choice of a battleship name

Does Dunkerque's layered battle history make it the best French battleship name?

It is a strong historical name, but the ship's unlucky career leaves Richelieu as the preferred choice.

The question points to both victorious and disastrous associations of Dunkerque's name. The reply accepts the interest of that contrast but gives more weight to the ship's own bad luck. On that basis, Richelieu remains the preferred name.