sentences:  He transferred to the armoured cruiser HMS "Imperieuse" on the China Station in March 1888 and to the corvette HMS "Constance" also on the China Station in early 1889.Promoted to sub-lieutenant on 14 November 1890, he was posted to the battleship HMS "Dreadnought" in the Mediterranean Fleet in April 1892.Promoted again to lieutenant on 1 April 1893, he joined the corvette HMS "Volage" in the Training Squadron in October 1894 before attending the torpedo school HMS "Vernon" from November 1895.