French ship Cassard (1846)
Cassard was a steam corvette of the French Navy. Built as an aviso, she served as the imperial yacht Reine Hortense from 1853.
Photograph of the imperial yacht Reine Hortense in 1856, by Gustave Le Gray | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Cassard |
| Namesake | Jacques Cassard |
| Builder | Le Havre |
| Laid down | September 1844 |
| Launched | 20 December 1846 |
| Out of service | 8 April 1882 |
| Fate | Broken up 1920 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1100 tonnes |
| Length | 62 metres |
| Beam | 10.8 metres |
| Draught | 5.7 metres |
| Propulsion | 1280 HP steam engine |
| Armour | Iron |
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