nearly sister-ship Friant 1896
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Cassard | Arsenal de Cherbourg | 1894 | 27.5.1896 | 2.1898 | TS 1922, stricken 1924 | ||
| D`Assas | A C de la Loire, St-Nazaire | 1894 | 28.3.1896 | 3.1898 | stricken 1910 | ||
| Du Chayla | Arsenal de Cherbourg | 3.1894 | 10.11.1895 | 2.1898 | stricken 1921 |
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Displacement normal, t |
Cassard, Du Chayla: 3890 D`Assas: 3962 |
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Displacement full, t |
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Length, m |
96.1 pp 99.0 oa |
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Breadth, m |
13.7 |
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Draught, m |
6.25 max |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 VTE, 20 Lagrafel d`Allest boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
10000 |
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Max speed, kts |
20 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 600 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 6000(10) |
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Armour, mm |
shields: 50, deck: 70 (max) with 100 - 80-mm slopes, CT: 100 |
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Armament |
D'Assas: 6 x 1 - 165/45 M1893, 4 x 1 - 100/45 M1893, 10 x 1 - 47/40 M1885, 5 x 1 - 37/20 M1885, 2 - 450 TT (aw, beam) Du Chayla, Cassard: 6 x 1 - 165/45 M1893, 4 x 1 - 100/45 M1893, 10 x 1 - 47/40 M1885, 9 x 1 - 37/20 M1885, 2 - 450 TT (aw, beam) |
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Complement |
370 - 392 |
Project history: Similar to Friant class differing in details. D`Assas was reported to be distinctly deep in the water and of doubtful stability.
Ship protection: Curved armour deck had a cofferdam above. There was a thin splinter deck over the machinery below main deck. All guns were protected by 50mm shields.
Modernizations: 1918, Du Chayla: - 4 x 1 - 165/45, 4 x 1 - 100/45, 6 x 1 - 47/40, 9 x 1 - 37/20; + 4 x 1 - 75/35 M1897
Naval service: Cassard was attached to gunnery school in 1922-1923, turrets were removed.
Du Chayla 1898
Cassard 1909
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