Early Years
Abrial started his career in 1896 at École Navale, the French naval academy, taking his first post as an aspirant (midshipman) in 1898. During World War I, Abrial served in command of a high-seas patrol boat until 1917, when he joined the Naval Ministry's anti-submarine division. In 1920 he was promoted to Capitaine de frégate (Commander), first commanding a torpedo boat and eventually an entire squadron of torpedo boats positioned in the Mediterranean Sea.
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