An item referred to the magazine le Yacht reporting that the French protected cruiser Cassard executed on Wednesday 15 September her fist official coal trial with a horsepower of 1.000 ihp.(1)
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1. Of the D‘Assas-class consisting of the D‘Assas, Du Chayland and Cassard, preceded by the Descartes-class and succeeded by the Catinat-class. Laid down at the Arsenal de Cherbourg, France in 1894, launched on 27 May 1896, completed in February 1909, training ship since 1902 and stricken in 1924.
