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| Fleet Commander | Chevalier Emmanuel-Auguste de Cahideuc (Comte Dubois de la Motte)French Naval Sailor Service 1698-1762 | W029 | ||
| Fleet Formed | 4.1755 | W029 | ||
| Fleet Disbanded | 1755 | W029 |
Troops and supplies for North America. Among the ships of the line, 7 were armed en-flute with their armament reduced accordingly to allow more space for freight and troops
| Ship | Joined | Left | Commander | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L'Entreprenant (74)
1751-1758 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | 4.1755 | 1755 | Fleet disbanded | |||
L'Apollon (56)
1740-1758 French 56 Gun 4th Rate Frigate (Frégate-Vaisseau de 1er Ordre) | 4.1755 | 1755 | Fleet disbanded | |||
L'Opiniatre (64)
1750-1758 French 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | 4.1755 | 1755 | Fleet disbanded | |||
La Sirène (30)
1744-1760 French 30 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | 4.1755 | 1755 | Fleet disbanded | |||
L'Illustre (64)
1750-1761 French 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | 4.1755 | 1755 | Antoine Nicolas Choiseul-Beaupré (Comte de Marcheville)French Naval Sailor Service 1732-1757 | Fleet disbanded | ||
L'Actif (64)
1752-1767 French 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | 4.1755 | 1755 | Alexandre Tancrède de Caumont d'AddeFrench Naval Sailor Service 1724-1764 | Fleet disbanded | ||
L'Algonkin (72)
1753-1815 French 72 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | 4.1755 | 1755 | Fleet disbanded | |||
Le Lys (64)
1746-1755 French 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | 4.1755 | 8.6.1755 | Captured | |||
L'Alcide (64)
1743-1755 French 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | 4.1755 | 8.6.1755 | Chevalier Toussaint Hocquart de BlincourtFrench Naval Sailor Service 1717-1761 | Captured | ||
Le Léopard (62)
1727-1756 French 62 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | 4.1755 | 15.8.1755 | Chevalier Jean Joseph d'AnnevilleFrench Naval Sailor Service 1727-1759 | Abandoned |
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1755/05/03 | Departure from Brest . | |
| 1755/06 | Arrival of the "Leopard" at Quebec | |
| 1755/06/08 | L'Alcide (64)
1743-1755 left the fleetFrench 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | |
| 1755/06/08 | Le Lys (64)
1746-1755 left the fleetFrench 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | |
| 1755/08/15 | Departure from Canada to France : to escape the enemy, de Cahideuc had the audacity to pass all his ships through the Strait of Belle-Isle, which no ship of the king had ever yet taken . | |
| 1755/08/15 | Le Léopard (62)
1727-1756 left the fleetFrench 62 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | |
| 1756 | "Leopard " condemned and burnt at Quebec after an epidemic aboard |