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{{Short description|Protected cruiser of the French Navy}}
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The contract for ''Troude'' was placed on 16 August 1886 with the [[Forges et Chantiers de la Gironde]] shipyard in [[Lormont]]. She was [[keel laying|laid down]] eleven days later, the first member of her class to begin construction.{{sfn|Campbell|p=310}}{{sfn|Roberts|p=249}} She was [[ship launching|launched]] on 22 October 1888, was moved to [[Rochefort, Charente-Maritime|Rochefort]] on 24–25 November for [[fitting-out]], and was [[ship commissioning|commissioned]] for [[sea trials]] on 6 December 1888. The ship's propulsion system proved to be troublesome during her trials, which lasted for more than two years.{{sfn|Roberts|p=249}} She completed trials on 18 December 1890,{{sfn|Ships: France|p=270}} and was accepted by the French Navy in January 1891,{{sfn|Campbell|p=310}} though she was not placed in full commission for active service until 5 January. On entering service, she was assigned to the [[Mediterranean Squadron (France)|Mediterranean Squadron]], the main French battle fleet, and she departed Rochefort on 15 February.{{sfn|Roberts|p=249}}
By 1893, the unit also included several modern [[ironclad warship]]s, the [[armored cruiser]] {{ship|French cruiser|Dupuy de Lome||2}}, and four other protected cruisers, {{ship|French cruiser|Amiral Cécille||2}}, {{ship|French cruiser|Jean Bart||2}}, and her [[sister ship]]s {{ship|French cruiser|Cosmao|1889|2}} and {{ship|French cruiser|Lalande||2}}.{{sfn|Brassey 1893|p=70}}
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}} That year, she was placed out of service at Rochefort to be re-boilered; the work lasted until 1902.{{sfn|Roberts|p=249}}
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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
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| url=https://archive.org/details/conwaysallworlds0000unse_z3o0
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