	The "Vauquelin"-class ships were designed as improved versions of the preceding s. They had an overall length of , a beam of , and a draft of . The ships displaced at standard and at deep load. They were powered by two geared Rateau-Breguet steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, using steam provided by four du Temple boilers. The turbines were designed to produce , which would propel the ships at . During her sea trials on 26 August 1932, "Cassard"s turbines provided and she reached for a single hour. The ships carried enough fuel oil to give them a range of at . Their crew consisted of 10 officers and 201 crewmen in peacetime and 12 officers and 220 enlisted men in wartime.