 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Mushure mekusimudzirwa kune rear-admiral musi wa 9 Chikumi 1882, Richards akagadzwa Junior Naval Ishe muna Chikunguru 1882 uyezve Mutungamiriri Mukuru weEast Indies Station, achisimudza mureza wake mu corvette HMS Bacchante, muna Chivabvu 1885. Muchikamu ichocho akaronga uye akashongedza brigade yezvikepe kutsigira maBritish kusimudzira Rwizi rweIrrawaddy munaNovember 1885 panguva yeChitatu Anglo-Burmese Hondo. Paakadzokera kuEngland muna Chikumi 1888, pamwe chete nevamwe vaviri admirals, akakumbirwa kuti aongorore marongero engarava dzeRoyal Navy dzakawanda dzacho dzakanga dzisina zvombo uye pamwe chete dzisingakwanise kusangana nekutyisidzira kwakabatana kubva kune chero maviri emamwe masimba emauto The Two-power Standard uye kugadzirira mushumo uyo pakupedzisira wakatungamira kuNaval Defense Act 1889. Akanga ariwo nhengo yeRoyal Commission yakaumbwa kuti iongorore Naval uye Military administration. 