 She helped defend the site before departing, again forcing the blockade.On 18 May 1759, she was in transit from Rochefort to Brest, under the command of Louis-Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis of Vaudreuil, when she was intercepted near Audierne Bay ("") by three Royal Navy ships – , and .She attempted to escape but after two hours, she lost her topmasts and was overtaken by her pursuers.