Please answer the following question: Facts: - death place: montpon-menesterol , france - bgcolour: # 6495ed - death date: 30 june 1995 - field: painting - birth date: 25 september 1903 - name: roger chapelet - nationality: french - birth place: versailles , france Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of roger chapelet .
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roger chapelet -lrb- 25 september 1903 -- 30 june 1995 -rrb- was a french maritime painter , born in versailles , france .originally from the perigord province , he discovered his maritime passion boarding the '' rollo '' in 1927 , where his brother was a radio operator in the port of marseilles .this was the beginning of his painting career at sea .he would then make a series of paintings in various ports : le havre , antwerp , and rotterdam .he sailed for the first time in 1929 to explore new horizons , and he boarded sailing boats to paint the fishermen on the banks of newfoundland and greenland .in the 1930s , he became the painter of the main french naval armaments , and in 1936 , he was named peintre de la marine and became a member of the naval academy .during world war ii , chapelet served on the transatlantic convoys between 1939 and 1940 .from 1942 to 1945 , he served as commissioner of the navy in the mediterranean , and in 1946 , in indochina .meanwhile , he continued to paint different military operations and naval battles .he returned to civilian life after the war , and he became the painter of several ship companies : mixed company , paquet , compagnie generale transatlantique , national navigation company , etc. .chapelet died in montpon-menesterol , france on 30 june 1995 .along with marin-marie and albert brenet , chapelet is considered one of the three great 20th century painters of the french navy .he is the father of international organist francis chapelet .