''Cassard'' was an anti-aircraft

destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, manoeuvrable, long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against powerful short range attackers. They were originally developed in ...

of the French '' Marine Nationale'', lead ship of the . She was the 10th vessel of the French Navy named after the 18th century captain

Jacques Cassard Jacques Cassard (30 September 1679 – 1740) was a French naval officer and privateer. Biography Born on 30 September 1679 to a family of merchants of Nantes, Cassard began a career as a sailor at age 14 on the merchantmen owned by his fa ...

Service history

''Cassard'' was fitted with a number of prototype equipments which were later incorporated into the 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.

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