Naval Records Collection of the Office of Naval Records and Library, 1691 - 1945. Letters Received from Commissioned Officers Below the Rank of Commander and from Warrant Officers, 1802 - 1886. Volume 825-825, May 1-June 30, 1883. Letter(s) received from Fiske, Bradley A.

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Naval Records Collection of the Office of Naval Records and Library, 1691 - 1945. Letters Received from Commissioned Officers Below the Rank of Commander and from Warrant Officers, 1802 - 1886. Volume 825-825, May 1-June 30, 1883. Letter(s) received from Fiske, Bradley A.

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Fiske, Bradley A. (Bradley Allen), 1854-1942

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Rear Admiral Bradley Allen Fiske (June 13, 1854 – April 6, 1942) was an officer in the United States Navy who was noted as a technical innovator. He graduated from Annapolis in 1874 and devoted his entire US Navy career to the invention of instruments for shipboard use. For inventing the rangefinder, Fiske was awarded the Elliott Cresson Medal of The Franklin Institute in 1891. He served in the Spanish-American War, receiving many citations as navigating officer in the Battle of Manila Bay. D...