Name Cassard Laid down 3 September 1982 Identification D 614 Length 139 m Launched 6 February 1985 Beam 14 m | Namesake Jacques Cassard Commissioned 29 July 1988 Status in active service Construction started 3 September 1982 Weight 4,500 tons Builder DCNS | |
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Cassard is an anti-aircraft frigate of the French Marine Nationale, lead ship of the Cassard class. She is 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 equipment 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.
References
French frigate Cassard Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA