▁life ▁Bed bro ok ▁entered ▁the ▁service ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 9 , ▁as ▁an ▁engineer ▁student ▁working ▁in ▁Port sm outh ▁dock yard . ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁Royal ▁School ▁of ▁Naval ▁Architecture ▁in ▁South ▁K ens ington ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁was ▁commission ed ▁as ▁assistant ▁engineer ▁on ▁board ▁HMS ▁War rior ▁for ▁sea ▁service . ▁▁▁ ▁Bed bro ok ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁serve ▁on ▁HMS ▁T raf al gar ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁tour ing ▁through ▁the ▁Mediter rane an . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁Key ham ▁Y ard , ▁as ▁engineer ▁officer . ▁He ▁spent ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁station ed ▁at ▁Ch ath am ▁Y ard , ▁Kent , ▁as ▁assistant ▁to ▁the ▁chief ▁engineer ▁and ▁then ▁as ▁chief ▁engineer ▁himself . ▁He ▁was ▁soon ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁inspect or ▁of ▁mach in ery ▁and ▁spent ▁time ▁in ▁Mal ta ▁with ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁fleet . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁Bed bro ok ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁professional ▁assistant ▁to ▁Sir ▁John ▁Dur ston , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Controller ' s ▁Department ▁at ▁the ▁Admir alty . ▁At ▁this ▁time , ▁steam ▁press ures ▁over ▁ 1 5 0 ▁lb . ▁in ▁naval ▁ships ▁was ▁rare ▁and ▁the ▁t endency ▁was ▁to ▁subject ▁the ▁bo ilers ▁to ▁a ▁high ▁degree ▁of ▁forced ▁dra ug ht ▁to ▁get ▁all ▁the ▁power , ▁with ▁leak y ▁tub es ▁becoming ▁a