French ship Cassard (1795)
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For other ships of the same name, see French ship Cassard.
 Scale model of the Achille, sister-ship of the Cassard, on display at the Musée de la Marine in Paris |
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| Career (France) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Cassard |
| Namesake: |
Jacques Cassard |
| Ordered: | 16 February 1793 |
| Builder: | Lorient |
| Launched: | 1795 |
| Renamed: |
Cassard in 1795 |
| Captured: | 1806 |
| Career (UK) |  |
| Fate: | Wrecked attempting to reach Britain in 1806. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Téméraire class ship of the line |
| Displacement: | 2900 tonnes |
| Length: | 55.87 metres (172 French feet) |
| Beam: | 14.90 metres (44' 6) |
| Draught: | 7,26 metres (22 French feet) |
| Propulsion: | Up to 2485 m² of sails |
| Complement: | 3 officers + 690 men |
| Armament: |
74 guns:
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| Armour: | Timber |
The Cassard was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
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 in 1806 at the Battle of San Domingo. She sank shortly thereafter while attempting to return to Britain.
