D'Assas-class cruiser
 D'Assas
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| Class overview | |
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| Name | D'Assas class |
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| Operators |  French Navy |
| Preceded by | Template:Sclass- |
| Succeeded by | Template:Sclass- |
| Built | 1894–1898 |
| In commission | 1898–1924 |
| Completed | 3 |
| Retired | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Protected cruiser |
| Displacement | 3,962 tons |
| Length | 96.14 m (315 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 13.67 m (44 ft 10 in) |
| Draught | 6.25 m (20 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion | 10,000 hp (7,500 kW), two shafts |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Complement | 370 |
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The D'Assas class was a class of protected cruisers of the French Navy. The class comprised D'Assas, Cassard and Du Chayla.
Design
The ships of the class were 96.14 metres (315 ft 5 in) long, had a beam of 13.67 metres (44 ft 10 in), a draught of 6.25 metres (20 ft 6 in), and had a displacement of 3,962 ton. The ships were equipped with 2 shaft reciprocating engines, which were rated at 10,000 ihp (7,500 kW) and produced a top speed of 20 knots (37 km/h).
The ships had deck armour of 2.8 in (7.1 cm), 4 in (10 cm) conning tower armour and a complement 370 men. The main armament of the ships were six 16 cm (6.3 in) single turret guns. Secondary armament included four single 10 cm (3.9 in) guns and ten 4.7 cm (1.9 in) single guns.
Construction
| Name | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Shipyard |
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| D'Assas | 1894 | May 1896 | March 1898 | 1914 | Arsenal De Loire |
| Cassard | 1894 | May 1896 | February 1898 | 1924 | Arsenal de Cherbourg |
| Du Chayla | March 1894 | September 1895 | February 1898 | 1921 | Arsenal de Cherbourg |
External links
Media related to D'Assas class cruisers at Wikimedia Commons- Description of class
