During the Spanish–American War, he commanded the gunboat  in the blockade of Cuban ports; and, in 1905, he returned to the Caribbean to command  and to act as Senior Officer, Naval Forces in Santo Domingo.
During the Spanish–American War, he commanded the gunboat in the blockade of Cuban ports; and, in 1905, he returned to the Caribbean to command  and act as Senior Officer, Naval Forces in Santo Domingo.