1758
A R M A M E N T
L' Aréthuse bound forLouisbourg
D E P A R T M E N T du H A V R E
Crew
of the ship
L' Aréthuse
built
in 1757 at Le Havre weighting …tons, draughtind …feet loaded,.... feet
unloaded, .....decks, a.....poop.
Owned and armed by…......at Le Havre under the command of Captain
Vauquelin
Bound for Louisbourg, whose crew paid for advances of wages the sums drawn
off lines
Departed Le Havre April 1758
Arrived at Louisbourg : June 1758
Note : According
to the dictionary of the French Fleet of 1671 to the present, L' Aréthuse was a
frigate of 36 canons; put in Le Havre's shipyard in January 1757; she was
floated in December 1757 and put into service the same month. Under the Orders
of the Commander Vauquelin in June 1758 she enters Louisbourg to besiege by
forcing the English blockade. She participated in the defense of the city and
caused serious damage to Wolfe's men. She sets out again for France crossing the
last blockade to bring the mail of the defenders of Louisbourg for the King.
Returning from Quebec on May 18, 1759, she is attacked by the HMS: Venus,
Thames, and Cat 8 leagues south-east of the bay of Audierne (Brittany Finistere);
she succumbs after 2-1/2 hours of combat not having any more but 2 guns in a
position to shoot.