He was promoted to lieutenant on 19 December 1846 and joined the steam frigate HMS "Spiteful" at Woolwich that same month and then transferred to second-rate HMS "Powerful" in the Mediterranean Fleet in 1848.
He was promoted to lieutenant on 19 December 1846. He was joined the steam frigate. He was hms "Spiteful" at Woolwich that same month. He was then transferred to second-rate HMS "Powerful" in the Mediterranean Fleet in 1848.