In the same year, he was appointed chairman of the "Naniwa (a guard cruiser)" which had been building in England, then to the position of captain after his role as chaiman was completed, and then he became rear admiral of the navy.
同年イギリスで建造中であった「浪速(防護巡洋艦)」回航委員長となり、その就役後は艦長に任じられ、に海軍少将に進む。