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| History | |
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 France | |
| Name | Cassard |
| Namesake | Jacques Cassard |
| Builder | DCNS S.A. |
| Laid down | 3 September 1982 |
| Launched | 6 February 1985 |
| Commissioned | 29 July 1988 |
| Decommissioned | 15 March 2019 |
| Identification |
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| Status | Decommissioned |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Cassard-class frigate |
| Displacement | 4500 t |
| Length | 139 m (456 ft) |
| Beam | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Draught | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h) |
| Range | 8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km) at 17 knots (31 km/h) |
| Troops | room for special forces |
| Complement |
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| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × Panther anti-submarine helicopter |
Tartar SM1 missile on Cassard.
Cassard was an anti-aircraft destroyer of the French Marine Nationale, lead ship of the Cassard class. She was the 10th vessel of the French Navy named after the 18th century captain Jacques Cassard.
Service history
Cassard was fitted with a number of prototype equipments which were later incorporated into the La Fayette-class frigates.
In April 2016, Cassard was named as one of the ships participating in Operation Griffin Strike, a test of the Combined Joint Expeditionary Force between the French and British armed forces.[1]
References
- ↑ "UK and France launch rapid deployment exercise". Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom). 10 April 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
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