 He became torpedo officer in the cruiser HMS St "George" on the Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa Station in October 1894 and saw action with naval brigades during the Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War.Promoted to commander on 1 January 1896, Gough-Calthorpe became Executive Officer in the armoured cruiser HMS "Imperieuse", flagship of the Pacific Station, in March 1896.After another tour at HMS "Vernon", he became commanding officer of the torpedo gunboat HMS "Halcyon" in the Mediterranean Fleet in September 1900.