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Researching
the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site of Canada
Recherche sur la Forteresse-de-Louisbourg Lieu historique national du Canada
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Ships At The Fortress
and Town of Louisbourg
Ships in Louisbourg Harbour during the 18th Century
Database of Ships at Louisbourg
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18th
Century Sailing Vessels at Louisbourg / Vaisseaux du 18e Siècle qui Etaient
à Louisbourg
1721
* La Miscoudine
SOURCE: Extracted from Fr. Patrice Gallant, Michel Haché-Gallant et ses descendants, volumes I and II; see http://www.islandregister.com/biograph.html
1744
French Privateers from Louisbourg
Select List of the privateer vessels who mounted a successful campaign against New England shipping in the spring of 1744.
* Marie Joseph, 1744
* Signe, 1744
* Cantabre, 1744
* St. Charles, 1744
* Cesar, 1744
* St. Joseph, 1744
* Succes, 1744The privateer schooner Cantabre (schooner, 80 tons, 8 guns, crew of 94, Captain Doloboratz) was captured by the Massachusetts provincial warship, Prince of Orange, on July 4, 1744. The French crew, none of whom were killed in the battle, were exchanged after a few weeks imprisonment in Boston.
SOURCE: Extracted from A.J.B. Johnston, The Summer of 1744: A Portrait of Life in 18th Century Louisbourg; John Stewart MacLennan, Louisbourg From Its Foundations to Its Fall (London: MacMillan & Co., 1918)
1745
WARREN'S FLEET AT LOUISBOURG
The Ship No. of Men No. of Guns The Captain Superbe 415 60 Richard Tiddeman Mermaid 328 40 William Montague Launceston 239 40 Warwick Calmady Eltham 248 44 Philip Durrell Vigilant 325 64 James Douglas Princess Mary 394 60 Richard Edwards Canterbury 400 60 John Hoare Sunderland 400 60 Brett Chester 350 50 Francis Geary SOURCE: Extracted from: http://www.blupete.com/Hist/Gloss/Warren'sFleet.htm
1745
EXPEDITION AGAINST LOUISBOURG
* Union
SOURCE: Extracted from Elisha Mahew, A Journal of the Voige in the Sloop Union in an Expedition against Cape Breton (Providence, 1929)
1749
Brotherhood, departed from Liverpool, England, stopped in Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada, and finally arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 24 July 1749.
London, departed from Liverpool, England, stopped in Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada, and finally arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 24 July 1749.
Merry Jacks, departed from Liverpool, England, stopped in Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada, and finally arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 24 July 1749.
Wilmington, departed from Liverpool, England, stopped in Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada, and finally arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 24 July 1749.
Winchelsea, departed from Liverpool, England, stopped in Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada, and finally arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 24 July 1749.
Source: Extracted from http://istg.rootsweb.com/newcompass/pass_lists/listnovascotia.html [Link Missing]
1755
DE SALVERT COMMAND
[M. Périer de Salvert]
* Acquillon [Aquilon]
* Bizarre
* Commette [Comette, Comète]
* Dauphin Royal
* Defenseur [Défenseur]
* Esperance [Espérance]
SOURCE: Extracted from Journals - Monsieur de Vaudreuil (New York Colonial Document, v10); Jean Guillaume Charles de Plantevit de Margon, Chevalier de la Pause (Rapport de la Province de Quebec, 1931- 1932).
[August 21, 2022]
It's a fact that "On March 30, De la Houlière was appointed to command the land forces, and arrived in Louisbourg by the Bizarre on the 30th of May [1755]. ...." And, under de Salvert command, in 1755, the following ships were at Louisbourg (where they remained for some time): Aquilon, Bizarre, Comette, Dauphin Royal, Defenseur, and Esperance.
25th: SW : 13 leagues - On the 25th, Monsieur de la Motte signalled the fleet to come to a stop. Having reached the Great Bank, it was now time to open the orders from the King to see what the various ships destinations were. Representatives from each ship came aboard the Entreprenant where the orders were held. While the soldiers and sailors looked out over the water, and saw many icebergs and birds through the fog, delaMotte read the orders which stated that 6 ships: The Bizarre, the Esperance, the Dauphin Royal, the Defenseur, the Acquillon and the Commette would hence be under the command of M. de Salvert and continue with the battalions of Artois and Bourgogne to Louisbourg, in Acadia. The rest of the fleet would continue to Quebec. A strong wind came upon the ships during the meeting, and several men were almost lost in trying to return to their own ships. .......
Of Interest: On June 15, reporting from Louisbourg, De Salvert stated the following:
Les vaisseaux de l'escadre ont eu aussi une assez bonne traversée, nous n'avons actuellement que 57 malades peu grave, dans un hôpital qu j'ai fait établir à terre. [The vessels of the squadron also had a fairly good crossing, we currently only have 57 patients who are not very serious, in a hospital which I had set up ashore.
Hospital ]
1756
French Privateers from Louisbourg
Louisbourg also outfitted privateers in the next conflict, the Seven Years War
* schooner la Tourterelle, Maurice Simonin, 1756
* schooner la Vigilente, St-Martin du Rouca, 1756
* sloop L'Heureux, Milly de la Croix, 1756
* schooner la Victoire, Maurice Simonin, 1756
* la Revanche, Milly de la Croix, 1756
SOURCE: Sandy Balcom, Parks Canada, Fortress Louisbourg, extracted from France, Archives Nationales, Section Ancienne, Sirie G5, Carton 260, Amirauti, Conseil des Prises, Minutes de Jugements 1756-57
1757 and 1758
BRITISH FLEET AT LOUISBOURG
* Bedford
* Boreas
* Burford
* Centurion
* Defiance
* Diana
* Dublin
* Gramont
* Hawke
* Hind
* Hunter
* Juno
* Kennington
* Kingston
* Lancaster
* Namur
* Northumberland
* Nottingham
* Orford
* Pembroke
* Portmabon
* Prince Frederick
* Prince of Orange
* Princess Amelia
* Royal William
* Scarborough
* Shannon
* Somerset
* Squirrel
* Sutherland
* Terrible
* Trent
* Vanguard
* York
* Number of smaller vessels
* 144 Sail of TransportsSOURCE: Extracted from John Stewart MacLennan, Louisbourg From Its Foundations to Its Fall (London: MacMillan & Co., 1918)
1758 (Additional)
* Aetna
SOURCE: Extracted from Olaudah Equiano, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African (London, 1789) Volume I,, Chapter 3, p. 123.
1757 and 1758
FRENCH FLEET AT LOUISBOURG
* Appollon
* Aréthuse
* Biche
* Bienfaisant
* Bizarre
* Capricieux
* Célèbre
* Chêvre
* Comète
* Echo
* Entreprenant
* Fidèle
* Prudent
SOURCE: Extracted from John Stewart MacLennan, Louisbourg From Its Foundations to Its Fall (London: MacMillan & Co., 1918); Richard Brown, A History of the Island of Cape Breton (Low & Marston, 1869)1758 (Additional)
* Zephyre
SOURCE: Extracted from John Robson, A Short Biography of Jean-Francois de Galaup de Laperouse, 1741-1788 - see http://pages.quicksilver.net.nz/jcr/~lap2
1758
DEPORTATIONS FROM LOUISBOURG TO FRANCE
* La Reine d'Espagne
SOURCE: Extracted from ?
1759
BATTLE FOR QUEBEC
* Harwood
SOURCE: Extracted from A Journal of the Expedition up the River St. Lawrence; Containing A True and Particular Account of the Transactions of the Fleet and Army, From the Time of Their Embarkation at Louisbourg ‘Til After the Surrender of Quebec by the Serjeant-Major of Gen. Hopson’s Grenadiers, June 1, 1759.
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