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{{Short description|Protected cruiser of the French Navy}}
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|Ship name=''Troude''
|Ship namesake=
|Ship ordered=16 August 1886
|Ship builder=[[Forges et Chantiers de la Gironde]]
|Ship laid down=
|Ship launched=22 October 1888
|Ship completed=January 1891
|Ship commissioned=6 December 1888
|Ship recommissioned=
|Ship decommissioned=
|Ship in service=5 February 1891
|Ship out of service=1 July 1906
|Ship renamed=
|Ship refit=
|Ship struck=
|Ship fate=[[ship breaking|Broken up]], c. 1908
}}
{{Infobox ship characteristics
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|Header caption=
|Ship class={{sclass|Troude|cruiser|0}} [[protected cruiser]]
|Ship displacement={{cvt|
|Ship length={{cvt|95|m|ftin}} ([[long at the waterline|lwl]])
|Ship beam={{cvt|9.5|m|ftin}}
|Ship draft={{cvt|
|Ship power=
*5 × [[fire-tube boiler]]s
*{{cvt|
|Ship propulsion=
*2 × [[compound steam engine]]s
*2 × [[screw propeller]]s
|Ship speed={{convert|20.5|kn|lk=in}}
|Ship range={{cvt|2110|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|10|kn}}
|Ship complement=
|Ship armament=
*4 × {{cvt|138.6|mm}} guns
*4 × [[QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss|{{cvt|47|mm}} guns]]
*4 × {{cvt|37|mm}} [[Hotchkiss revolver cannon]]
*4 × {{cvt|
*150 [[naval mine]]s
|Ship armor=
*[[deck (ship)|Deck]]: {{cvt|
*[[Conning tower]]:
}}
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[[File:Troude-class cruiser plan and profile.jpg|thumb|left|Plan and profile drawing of the ''Troude'' class]]
Beginning in 1879, the [[French Navy]]'s {{lang|fr|[[Conseil des travaux|Conseil des Travaux]]}} (Council of Works) had requested designs for small but fast [[cruiser]]s of about {{cvt|2000
''Troude'' was {{cvt|95|m|ftin}} [[long at the waterline]], with a [[beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{cvt|9.5|m|ftin}} and
The ship was armed with a [[main battery]] of four {{cvt|138.6|mm}} 30-[[caliber (artillery)|caliber]] guns in individual [[pivot mount]]s, all in [[sponson]]s located [[amidships]] with two guns per [[Broadside (naval)|broadside]]. For close-range defense against [[torpedo boat]]s, she carried four [[QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss|{{cvt|47|mm}} 3-pounder Hotchkiss guns]] and four {{cvt|37|mm}} 1-pounder [[Hotchkiss revolver cannon]]. She was also armed with four {{cvt|
===Modifications===
''Troude'' underwent a series of alterations during her career, primarily focused on updating her armament. In 1893–1894, ''Troude'' had her cofferdam replaced by a layer of highly sub-divided [[watertight compartment]]s that covered the entire width of the deck. A number of other changes were also carried out, including reinforcing the sponsons for the main battery guns, altering the sailing rig, and converting the main battery to [[quick-firing gun]]s (QF). The latter consisted of converted M1881/84 pattern guns. After November 1895, the bow torpedo tubes were removed. Her sailing rig was reduced in 1902. The light armament was standardized to nine 47 mm guns by 1904, and the remaining torpedo tubes were removed. By this time, her displacement had increased to {{cvt|2025|t}} at [[full load]].{{sfn|Roberts|p=249}}
==Service history==
[[File:Balearic Sea map.png|thumb|left|Map of the western Mediterranean, where ''Troude'' operated for much of her career]]
The contract for ''Troude'' was
She remained in the Mediterranean Squadron in 1896,{{sfn|Brassey 1896|p=62}} and she took part in that year's maneuvers as part of the cruiser [[Screening (tactical)|screen]] for the 3rd Division. The maneuvers for that year took place from 6 to 30 July.{{sfn|Thursfield|pp=164–167}} ''Troude'' initially remained with the active units of the Mediterranean Squadron in 1897.{{sfn|Brassey 1897|p=57}} Later that year, she served as the [[flagship]] of Rear Admiral [[Édouard Pottier]] in the Levant Division at the start of the [[Cretan Revolt (1897-1898)|Cretan Revolt of 1897–1898]].{{sfn|Robinson|p=187}} By 1898, the armored cruiser {{ship|French cruiser|Amiral Charner||2}} had replaced ''Troude'' as the flagship, allowing the latter to return to France.{{sfn|Naval Notes: France|p=1092}} ''Troude'' served in the North Atlantic Division in 1900, along with ''Amiral Cécille'' and ''Suchet''.{{sfn|Garbett|p=1026}}
In 1903, the ship was reactivated and assigned to the Atlantic Squadron, which had previously been amalgamated with the Northern Squadron. At that time, the unit consisted of ''Tage'', ''Troude'', and the protected cruiser {{ship|French cruiser|D'Estrées||2}}.{{sfn|Brassey 1903|pp=58–60}} She operated as part of the Newfoundland and Iceland Naval Division in 1904 in company with the protected cruiser {{ship|French cruiser|Lavoisier||2}}, which was tasked with patrolling fishing areas off the coast of North America.{{sfn|Meirat|p=21}} In 1905, she operated in the Atlantic Squadron with the armored cruiser {{ship|French cruiser|Dupleix|1900|2}} and the protected cruiser {{ship|French cruiser|Jurien de la Gravière||2}}.{{sfn|Brassey 1905|p=42}}
==Notes==
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|oclc=496786828
|ref={{sfnRef|Gleig}}
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* {{cite journal
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|editor2-last=Gray
|editor2-first=Randal
|title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships
|year=1985
|location=Annapolis
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|isbn=978-0-87021-907-8
|name-list-style=amp
| url=https://archive.org/details/conwaysallworlds0000unse_z3o0
| ref = {{sfnRef|Smigielski}}
}}
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