French frigate Cassard



Cassard is an anti-aircraft frigate of the French Marine Nationale, lead ship of the. She is the 10th vessel of the French Navy named after the 18th century captain Jacques Cassard.

Service history
Cassard was fitted with a number of prototype equipment 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.