▁to ▁sea ▁duty ▁on ▁USS ▁Iowa . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁he ▁served ▁on ▁USS ▁Alabama ▁as ▁Executive ▁Officer ▁on ▁the ▁Cru ise ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁World ; ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁Command ing ▁Officer ▁of ▁this ▁expedition . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 0 ‑ 1 9 1 1 , ▁Mag r uder ▁was ▁Ins pect or ▁of ▁Mach in ery ▁at ▁Cr amp ' s ▁Sh ip ▁Y ards . ▁He ▁then ▁took ▁the ▁course ▁at ▁the ▁Naval ▁War ▁College ▁from ▁June ▁to ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 2 ‑ 1 9 1 3 ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁U . ▁S . ▁Naval ▁Station ▁Cav ite , ▁P . ▁I . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁USS ▁Alb any , ▁and ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁USS ▁R ale igh ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁coast ▁of ▁Mexico , ▁ 1 9 1 4 - 1 9 1 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 5 ‑ 1 9 1 6 ▁he ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁Naval ▁War ▁College ▁for ▁long ▁course ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁was ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁Division ▁of ▁Naval ▁Military ▁Affairs , ▁Navy ▁Department . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁command ▁Squadron ▁ 4 , ▁Pat rol ▁Force ▁and ▁took ▁six ▁sub - chas ers , ▁ 1 2 ▁mine ▁swe ep ers , ▁a ▁tender ▁and