French ship Cassard (1795)
Scale model of the Brave, probably made by French sailor prisoners in Great Britain, Art Gallery of Ontario | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Cassard |
| Namesake | |
| Ordered | 16 February 1793 |
| Builder | Lorient |
| Laid down | August 1793 |
| Launched | 2 May 1795 |
| Renamed |
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| Captured | 1806 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Acquired | 6 February 1806 |
| Fate | Foundered attempting to reach Britain, April 1806. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Téméraire-class ship of the line |
| Displacement | 3,069 tonneaux |
| Tons burthen | 1,537 port tonneaux |
| Length | 55.87 m (183 ft 4 in) |
| Beam | 14.46 m (47 ft 5 in) |
| Draught | 7.15 m (23.5 ft) |
| Depth of hold | 7.15 m (23 ft 5 in) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Crew | 705 |
| Armament |
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Cassard was a 74-gun Téméraire-class ship of the line built for the French Navy during the 1790s. Completed in 1795, she played a minor role in the Napoleonic Wars. She was renamed Dix-Août in 1798, in honour of the insurrection of 10 August 1792, and subsequently Brave in 1803.