Editing George Dewey (section)

===Peacetime assignments===
Dewey's next tour of duty was in 1867 and 1868 as executive officer of {{USS|Colorado|1856|6}}—the same vessel in which he had won his honors at Fort Fisher, and now the flagship of the [[European Squadron]]. The admiral in command of the ship and squadron was [[Louis M. Goldsborough]], and one of Dewey's companions was [[John C. Watson (admiral)|John Crittenden Watson]]—the same man, who, as rear admiral, relieved Admiral Dewey of his duties at Manila, when he wished to return to the United States in the summer of 1899.<ref name="archive.org" /> Lieutenant Commander Dewey was in charge of the vessels at the Naval Academy in Annapolis from November 6, 1867, through August 1, 1870. This duty included commanding the famous frigate {{USS|Constitution}}, which was berthed at Annapolis as a training ship.

Some tranquil years followed the end of Dewey's cruise on ''Colorado''. For two years, from 1868 to 1870, he was an instructor at the Naval Academy. The next year he did special surveying work on the steam sloop {{USS|Narragansett|1859|6}}. He was then briefly assigned to the Naval Torpedo Station at Newport, Rhode Island. It was during this assignment that his wife died just after the birth of his son. In 1873, Dewey was given command of ''Narragansett'' and spent nearly four years on her, engaged in the Pacific Coast Survey.<ref name="archive.org" />