Henry Walton Grinnell-- Part 4: In the Japanese Imperial Navy and Adviser to Ecuador's Navy

After the war, he served on the USS Susquehanna of the Asiatic Squadron, where he declined appointment as an ensign in the regular U.S. Navy and was honorably discharged July 25, 1868.

He accepted instead, a commission as a captain in the Imperial Japanese Navy and began to train seamen at the Heigo Naval School.  Almost immediately, he was appointed Inspector General with the rank of rear admiral and served in that capacity from 1868-1870.

In 1872-1873, he was naval adviser to the Republic of Ecuador.  During the following years, although he did not devote his entire attention to the Japanese Navy as his many trips to the United States show,  he retained his commission and helped to develop the seamanship that defeated China in  the war.

--Old B-Runner