Guépratte was born in Granville to a family of naval officers. He studied at the Lycée impérial in Brest from 1868, and joined the École Navale on 1 October 1871.
He was made an officer on 5 October 1874, and promoted to Enseigne de vaisseau on 1 December 1877. He served in Tunisia aboard the Marengo. He studied torpedo operations and served on the Amiral Duperré as a torpedo expert before receiving his first command in 1889.
In 1891, he was second officer of the Forfait. He went on to command the gunboat Caronade in Indochina, the anti-submarine defences of Brest, a destroyer and the cruiser Foudre, rising in rank to capitaine de vaisseau.
On 26 May 1906, Guépratte took command of the Jeanne d'Arc.
The main attack took place on 18 March, Guépratte leading the forwards squadron. The fleet was taken into a well-prepared minefield, under fire from coastal artillery. The Irresistible, Ocean and Bouvet were sunk; the French flagship Suffren was seriously damaged, as well as the Gaulois. Nevertheless, Admiral John de Robeck lauded the spirit of the French line.
Guépratte took part in the naval part of the later joint operation with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, deploring the lack of first-class French units in the theater. He was eventually promoted to vice-admiral on 10 October 1915, allegedly to bring him away from combat operations, where he was deemed impetuous, to a safer area of activity.
Guépratte was retired on 30 August 1918 and took up a career as a politician. He was elected to the National Assembly of France on 16 November 1919 on a left-wing list. He specialised in parliamentary affairs of the Navy. He retired from political life in 1924. He died in Brest in 1939.[1]
Honoursedit
Guépratte's tomb is in Les Invalides, where French military heroes are buried. A street in Belgrade is named after him.
French destroyer Guépratte named after him. The ship was launched 1954 at ACB, Nantes and carried the pennant number D632. Decommissened 05/08/1985 it was sunk in an exercise in 1994
Referencesedit
^Keesing's Contemporary Archives. Keesing's Limited. 1937. p. 3841.
^Acović, Dragomir (2012). Slava i čast: Odlikovanja među Srbima, Srbi među odlikovanjima. Belgrade: Službeni Glasnik. p. 640.
October 28, 2023
Émile, guépratte, Émile, paul, aimable, guépratte, august, 1856, november, 1939, french, admiral, 1925birth, nameÉmile, paul, aimable, guéprattenickname, point, honneur, british, srpska, majka, serbian, mother, serbs, born30, august, 1856granvilledied21, novem. Emile Paul Aimable Guepratte 30 August 1856 21 November 1939 was a French admiral Emile GuepratteEmile Guepratte in 1925Birth nameEmile Paul Aimable GuepratteNickname s Point d honneur the British Srpska majka Serbian mother by the Serbs Born30 August 1856GranvilleDied21 November 1939 1939 11 21 aged 83 BrestAllegiance FranceService wbr branch French NavyYears of service1874 1918Rankvice admiralBattles warsBattle of GallipoliAwardsLegion of HonourOrder of St George White EagleBiography editGuepratte was born in Granville to a family of naval officers He studied at the Lycee imperial in Brest from 1868 and joined the Ecole Navale on 1 October 1871 He was made an officer on 5 October 1874 and promoted to Enseigne de vaisseau on 1 December 1877 He served in Tunisia aboard the Marengo He studied torpedo operations and served on the Amiral Duperre as a torpedo expert before receiving his first command in 1889 In 1891 he was second officer of the Forfait He went on to command the gunboat Caronade in Indochina the anti submarine defences of Brest a destroyer and the cruiser Foudre rising in rank to capitaine de vaisseau On 26 May 1906 Guepratte took command of the Jeanne d Arc Guepratte was promoted to contre amiral on 2 September 1912 At the outbreak of the First World War he led a squadron of old battleships in the Mediterranean He was sent to the Dardanelles to back the British Mediterranean Fleet of Admiral Sackville Carden On 3 November 1914 the Suffren Verite Indomitable and Indefatigable started shelling the forts defending the strait initiating the Naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign The main attack took place on 18 March Guepratte leading the forwards squadron The fleet was taken into a well prepared minefield under fire from coastal artillery The Irresistible Ocean and Bouvet were sunk the French flagship Suffren was seriously damaged as well as the Gaulois Nevertheless Admiral John de Robeck lauded the spirit of the French line Guepratte took part in the naval part of the later joint operation with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force deploring the lack of first class French units in the theater He was eventually promoted to vice admiral on 10 October 1915 allegedly to bring him away from combat operations where he was deemed impetuous to a safer area of activity Guepratte was retired on 30 August 1918 and took up a career as a politician He was elected to the National Assembly of France on 16 November 1919 on a left wing list He specialised in parliamentary affairs of the Navy He retired from political life in 1924 He died in Brest in 1939 1 Honours editGuepratte s tomb is in Les Invalides where French military heroes are buried A street in Belgrade is named after him Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour 12 December 1924 Cross of the Order of St George 28 December 1916 Order of the White Eagle Serbian order 2 September 1917 2 Order of Karađorđe s Star French frigate Guepratte named after him French destroyer Guepratte named after him The ship was launched 1954 at ACB Nantes and carried the pennant number D632 Decommissened 05 08 1985 it was sunk in an exercise in 1994References edit Keesing s Contemporary Archives Keesing s Limited 1937 p 3841 Acovic Dragomir 2012 Slava i cast Odlikovanja među Srbima Srbi među odlikovanjima Belgrade Sluzbeni Glasnik p 640 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Emile Guepratte amp oldid 1143952163, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
