He joined the armoured cruiser HMS Undaunted in the Mediterranean Fleet in 1890, the battleship HMS Empress of India in the Channel Squadron in 1892 and the cruiser HMS Astraea in the Mediterranean Fleet in 1895.
Between 1890 and 1895, he served on the armored cruiser HMS Undaunted in the Mediterranean Fleet, then moved to the battleship HMS Empress of India in the Channel Squadron in 1892, and finally joined the cruiser HMS Astraea in the Mediterranean Fleet.