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Fiske (BRADLEY ALLEN an American)

BRADLEY ALLEN, an American naval officer; born in Lyons, N. Y., June 13, 1854; was appointed a cadet midshipman in the United States navy Sept. 24, 1870; became a lieutenant Jan. 26, 1887, and a lieutenant-commander March 3, 1899. He invented a boat detaching and attaching apparatus for warships in 1877; the first electric ammunition used in the navy in 1888; electric gun training apparatus and electric steering gear the same year; range and position finders in 1889; improvements of the range finder and electric steering gear in 1895; and an electrical apparatus for transmitting the orders of a ship's commander from the deck bridge to the engine room in 1896; and was attached to the Naval Bureau of Ordnance from 1895. In 1901 he was appointed a lieutenant-commander and, by promotion, a rear-admiral in 1911. He assisted in naval operations 1913-1915, retiring in the latter year. Was awarded Cresson gold medal by French Institute in 1893, Gold Medal by U. S. Naval Institute for prize essay "American Naval Policy" (1905); author "Electricity and Electrieal Engineering," "Electricity in Theory and Practice," "War Times in Manila" (1915). He published, "Electricity and Electrical Engineering."