Paul Chocheprat
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vice-amiral |
Paul Chocheprat (11 June 1855 – 31 March 1928) was a French naval officer who served during the
Early life
He was born in Périgny, Allier.[1]
Career
He entered the
Promoted to
Major (1887) of the School of Torpedo Officers in Toulon, commander of the torpedo-boat Couleuvrine in evolution wing then adjutant of division on the cruisers
He then served as a maneuver officer on the ironclad Amiral Baudin. Second of the ironclad Dévastation in the division of the Mediterranean and the Levant, it passes on the Vauban in 1893 then on the ironclad Courbet in 1894 where its qualities of maneuver are again noticed.
Commander of the aviso-transport Aube and the local station of Tahiti in 1895, he participated in the operations of Raïatea and Tahaa in January–February 1897 as well as missions to Samoa and New Hebrides.
In 1898, he was assigned to the staff at Cherbourg and in August became
Rear-admiral in March 1907, he commanded the 4th division in the Mediterranean, then was promoted to vice-admiral and
Member in 1916 of the Superior Council of the Navy, he accompanied Joffre on a mission to the United States and passed to the reserve cadre in June 1917.
From 1920 to 1922 he chaired the Société des Œuvres de mer.
Awards and distinctions
- Knight (June 29, 1886), officer (11 July 1896), commander (12 July 1910) and grand officer of the Legion of Honor (31 December 1913)
- Public education officer (1917).
References
- ^ Taillemite, p. 65
Bibliography
- Taillemite, Etienne (1982). Dictionnaire des marins français. Paris: Editions maritimes et d'Outre-Mer. OCLC 470113586.
External links
- Media related to Paul Chocheprat at Wikimedia Commons