▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁when ▁she ▁struck ▁a ▁tor ped o , ▁expl oded , ▁and ▁s ank ▁with ▁a ▁loss ▁of ▁ 7 5   l ives . ▁ ▁Following ▁duty ▁on ▁the ▁steam ▁fr ig ate ▁ ▁with ▁the ▁European ▁Squadron , ▁another ▁tour ▁as ▁instruct or ▁at ▁the ▁Naval ▁Academy , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Navigation ▁of ▁the ▁Navy ▁Department , ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁sc rew ▁s loop ▁. ▁He ▁then ▁commanded ▁the ▁, ▁the ▁training ▁ship ▁, ▁and ▁the ▁ ▁while ▁on ▁duty ▁at ▁the ▁Naval ▁Academy . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁next ▁years , ▁he ▁was ▁Ass istant ▁to ▁the ▁Super int endent ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Naval ▁Observ atory , ▁then ▁Officer - in - Char ge ▁of ▁the ▁Naval ▁Tor ped o ▁Station ▁at ▁New port , ▁Rh ode ▁Island . ▁On ▁September ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁he ▁became ▁Super int endent ▁of ▁the ▁Naval ▁Academy . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Captain ▁on ▁April ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁reported ▁to ▁the ▁Mare ▁Island ▁Navy ▁Y ard ▁to ▁fit ▁out ▁the ▁protected ▁cru iser ▁, ▁and ▁assumed ▁command ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁commission ed ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁det ached ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁Ins pect or ▁of ▁Or dn ance ▁in ▁the ▁Washington ▁Navy ▁Y ard ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Or dn ance ▁on