French destroyer Cassard (1933)

The French destroyer Cassard was one of six s (contre-torpilleurs) built for the French Navy during the 1930s.

Service
On 14 June 1940, Cassard took part in a sortie by the French 3rd Squadron against Italian ports. The 1st Cruiser Division consisting of the cruisers FRENCH CRUISER Algérie and FRENCH CRUISER Foch, together with the destroyers Cassard, Lion, Vauban, Aigle, FRENCH DESTROYER Tartu and FRENCH DESTROYER Le Chevalier Paul, shelled Vado Ligure, while the 2nd Cruiser Division (FRENCH CRUISER Colbert, FRENCH CRUISER Dupleix plus escorting destroyers) attacked Genoa.