Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Richardson akaberekerwa muParis, Texas. Akapinda muUnited States Naval Academy muna 1898 uye akapedza chikoro ari wechishanu mukirasi yemakumi masere nemashanu muna 1902. Basa rake rokutanga raiva muAsia Squadron, kwaakabatanidzwa mukurwisa Philippines
uye, pashure pa1905, muAtlantic Ocean. Muna 1907 kusvika muna 1909, Mutevedzeri Richardson akatungamirira zvikepe zve torpedo uye uye Third Division, Atlantic Torpedo Flotilla. Akanga ari nhengo yekirasi yokutanga yeChikoro cheUinjiniya cheNavy's Post Graduate Engineering School muna 1909<unk>