French ship Cassard
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Eleven ships of the French Navy
have born the name Cassard in honour of Jacques Cassard
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French Navy
The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale is the maritime arm of the French military. It includes a full range of fighting vessels, from patrol boats to a nuclear powered aircraft carrier and 10 nuclear-powered submarines, four of which are capable of launching...
have born the name Cassard in honour of Jacques Cassard
Jacques Cassard
Jacques Cassard was a French naval officer and privateer.- Biography :Born on 30 September 1679 to a family of merchants of Nantes, Cassard began a career as a sailor at age 14 on the merchantmen owned by his family. In January 1697, he joined the French Navy on bombship Éclatante.In 1700,...
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- the CassardFrench ship Cassard (1795)Cassard was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. She was renamed Dix-août in 1798 and subsequently Brave in 1803.On the 27 March 1801, as she sailed with the fleet of Toulon, she collided with the Formidable and had to return to harbour.She was captured by the HMS Donegal on 6 February...
(1795–1806), a Téméraire class ship of the lineTéméraire class ship of the lineThe Téméraire class ships of the line was a class of 107 74-gun ships of the line built between 1782 and 1813 for the French navy. The type was and remains the most numerous class of capital ship ever built....
also known as Dix-Août - the Cassard (1801–1802), a small craft
- the CassardFrench ship Lion (1803)The Lion was a Téméraire-class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.She took part in Allemand's expedition of 1805 under Captain Eleonore-Jean-Nicolas Soleil....
(1803–1815), a Téméraire class ship of the lineTéméraire class ship of the lineThe Téméraire class ships of the line was a class of 107 74-gun ships of the line built between 1782 and 1813 for the French navy. The type was and remains the most numerous class of capital ship ever built....
launched as Lion - the Cassard (1832–1850), a 20-gun brigBrigA brig is a sailing vessel with two square-rigged masts. During the Age of Sail, brigs were seen as fast and manoeuvrable and were used as both naval warships and merchant vessels. They were especially popular in the 18th and early 19th centuries...
- the Cassard (1846–1882), a steam corvette
- the Cassard (1860–1879), a Monge class aviso
- the Cassard (1866–1894), a Talisman class aviso
- the Cassard (1898–1924), a Friand class protected cruiser
- the Cassard (1933–1942), Vauquelin class destroyerVauquelin class destroyerThe Vauquelin-class large destroyers of the French navy were laid down in 1930 and commissioned in 1931. They were very similar to the previous Aigle class, the only difference being a single extra torpedo tube....
- the Cassard (D623), a T 47 class destroyerT 47 class destroyerThe T 47 class were the first destroyers built for the French Navy after the Second World War. Twelve ships were built between 1955 and 1957. The ships were modernised in the 1960s and decommissioned in the 1980s when they were replaced by Georges Leygues-class frigatesThese ships were larger than...
(1956–1976) - the CassardCassard (D614)The Cassard is an anti-aircraft frigate of the French Marine Nationale, lead ship of the Cassard type. She is the 10th vessel of the French Navy named after the 18th century captain Jacques Cassard....
(D614), lead ship of the Cassard class frigatesCassard class frigateThe Cassard class is a class of AA frigates of the French Navy. The class is an air defence variant of the Georges Leygues class. The two classes have a different armament and propulsion system mounted on an identical hull. Their primary role is to provide air cover for a fleet, an aeronaval...
, presently in active service