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Beginning in 1879, the {{lang|fr|Conseil de Traveaux}} (Council of Works) had requested designs for small but fast [[cruiser]]s of about {{cvt|2000|LT|t|lk=in|0}} [[displacement (ship)|displacement]] that could be used as scouts for the main battle fleet. The [[unprotected cruiser]] {{ship|French cruiser|Milan||2}} was the first of the type, which was developed into {{sclass-|Forbin|cruiser|5}}-type of [[protected cruiser]]s after the {{lang|fr|Conseil}} requested light armor protection for the ships. The design was further refined with the ''Troude'' class, which added armor protection for the [[conning tower]], among other improvements. All of the ships were ordered by Admiral [[Théophile Aube]], then the [[French Minister of Marine]] and an ardent supporter of the {{lang|fr|[[Jeune École]]}} doctrine.{{sfn|Gardiner|pp=309–310}}{{sfn|Ropp|pp=129–130, 172}}
''Troude'' was {{cvt|95|m|ftin}} [[long at the waterline]], with a [[beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{cvt|9|m|ftin}} and a [[draft (hull)|draft]] of {{cvt|5.18|m|0}}. She displaced {{cvt|1994|LT|t
The ship was armed with a [[main battery]] of four {{cvt|138|mm}} 30-[[caliber (artillery)|caliber]] guns in individual mounts, all in [[sponson]]s located [[amidships]] with two guns per [[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|356|mm|0}} [[torpedo tube]]s in her [[hull (watercraft)|hull]] below the [[waterline]], and she had provisions to carry up to 150 [[naval mine]]s. Armor protection consisted of a curved armor deck that was {{cvt|1.6|in|order=flip}} thick, along with {{cvt|25|mm|0}} plating on the
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