 From 1908 to 1910, he was in charge of the Naval Proving Ground at Indian Head, Maryland.In 1910 he sailed to the Far East for shore duty at Naval Station Cavite.In 1911 he went to sea as commanding officer of the protected cruiser , then as commanding officer of the gunboat "Helena", in which role he also served as senior officer in command of the gunboats of the Yangtze River Patrol during the Chinese Revolution.