 After the War he commanded the destroyer HMS "Opportune", the destroyer HMS "Fame" and then the destroyer HMS "Crispin".After attending the Joint Services Staff College in 1947 he became Executive Officer at the torpedo school HMS "Vernon" in 1948 and Deputy Director of Torpedo at the Anti-Submarine and Mine Warfare Division of the Admiralty in 1949.He went on to be commanding officer of the cruiser HMS "Cleopatra" in 1952 and after attending Imperial Defence College in 1954, became Commander of HMS Vernon in 1955.