Following instruction in submarines aboard  at the Submarine Base, New London, Connecticut, he joined  in January 1920, serving in command of that submarine from May to September of that year. Assigned duty in connection with fitting out , he was detached in January 1921 before the commissioning of that submarine.
He joined a submarine at the Submarine Base, New London, Connecticut, in January 1920 and took charge of it from May to September of that year. He was responsible for overseeing the preparations before being relieved in January 1921, prior to the submarine's launch.