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Du Chayla 1898

Ships

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

Technical data

Displacement normal, t	Cassard, Du Chayla: 3890 D`Assas: 3962
Displacement full, t
Length, m	96.1 pp 99.0 oa
Breadth, m	13.7
Draught, m	6.25 max
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 VTE, 20 Lagrafel d`Allest boilers
Power, h. p.	10000
Max speed, kts	20
Fuel, t	coal 600
Endurance, nm(kts)	6000(10)
Armour, mm	shields: 50, deck: 70 (max) with 100 - 80-mm slopes, CT: 100
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)
Complement	370 - 392

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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.