 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Akaberekerwa muSpringfield, Ohio naOrson Williams naPamela Floyd, akapedza kudzidza paU.S. Naval Academy muna 1884 uye akarayirwa kuti aende kunoshanda paSloop, ngarava huru yePacific Squadron. Akabva ashanda mu Coast Survey schooner Eagre kubva muna 1886 kusvika muna 1887, ari muchikepe chinotenderera Gulf of Saint Lawrence kubva muna 1887 kusvika muna 1889, uye semudzidzisi wemasvomhu paU.S. Naval Academy kubva muna 1889 kusvika muna 1893. Kubva muna 1893 kusvika muna 1896, akashanda somutariri mukuru ari mungarava yainzi Protected Cruiser, iyo yaidzivirira zvido zveAmerica nokufambisa ngarava muSouth America panguva yeBrazilian Revolutionuye vakabvisa vafundisi pamhenderekedzo yeChina mukati meHondo yeChina neJapan. Akadzokera kuAcademy somurayiridzi wemasvomhu akakwirira kubva muna 1896 kusvika muna 1898. 