French ship Cassard (1803)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Cassard.

Vétéran (sister-ship of Cassard) escaping into the shallow waters of Concarneau harbour. Painting by Michel Bouquet, on display at Brest Fine arts museum.
History
France
NameCassard
NamesakeJacques Cassard
OrderedMay 1795
BuilderBrest
Laid down26 August 1793
Launched24 September 1803
CompletedDecember 1803
Commissioned16 February 1804
Renamed
  • Glorieux, February 1798
  • Cassard, March 1798
Stricken1815
FateBroken up, 1832
General characteristics
Class & typeLengthened Téméraire-class ship of the line
Displacement3,200 tonneaux
Tons burthen1,600 port tonneaux
Length56.47 m (185 ft 3 in)
Beam14.73 m (48 ft 4 in)
Draught7.47 m (24.5 ft)
Depth of hold7.23 m (23 ft 9 in)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Crew735
Armament

Cassard was a 74-gun lengthened Téméraire-class ship of the line built for the French Navy during the 1790s, designed by Jacques-Noël Sané. Completed in 1804, she played a minor role in the Napoleonic Wars.

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