sentences:  He applied from Connecticut and was graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1864, he spent 2 years in "Colorado" and "Frolic"; 3 years in "Portsmouth" and "Lancaster"; and 3 years at the Naval Academy.Between 1874 and 1881 he had duty on board the USS "Tennessee" and followed by a tour at the Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, R.I. After serving as executive officer of "Lancaster", flagship for the European Squadron, and Inspector of Ordnance at the Washington Navy Yard, Goodrich became Officer in Charge of the Newport Torpedo Station in 1886.From 1891 until 1896, he commanded successively "Jamestown", "Constellation", and "Concord" before he spent a year as President of the Naval War College at Newport.