He served as midshipman on the and battleship during the Russo-Japanese War As an ensign, he was assigned to the destroyer, as a sub-lieutenant, to the, and following his promotion to lieutenant in 1909, to the battleship followed by the cruiser.
He served as midshipman on the and battleship during the Russo-Japanese War. Following his promotion to lieutenant on October 11,1909, he was assigned to the battleship followed by the cruiser.