D'Assas-class cruiser
THREE PROTECTED CRUISERS OF THE FRENCH NAVY BUILT IN THE EARLY 1890S; THE SHIPS WERE D'ASSAS,CASSARD, AND DU CHAYLA
The D'Assas class comprised three protected cruisers of the French Navy built in the early 1890s; the ships were , , and . They were ordered as part of a naval construction program directed at France's rivals, Italy and Germany, particularly after Italy made progress in modernizing its own fleet.