nearly sister-ship Friant 1896
| Name | 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 |
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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 |
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 |
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Armour, mm |
shields: 50, deck: 70 (max) with 100 - 80-mm slopes, CT: 100 |
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Armament |
6 x 1 - 164/45 M1893, 4 x 1 - 100/45 M1893, 10 x 1 - 47/40 M1885, (5 - 9) x 1 - 37/23 M1884, 2 - 450 TT (aw, beam) |
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Complement |
370 - 392 |
Ship 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: None.
Naval service: Cassard was attached to gunnery school in 1922-1923, turrets were removed.
Du Chayla 1898
Cassard 1909
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