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Fiske, Bradley Allen, RADM USN(Ret).
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Contact Info
Last Address New York City
Date of Passing Apr 06, 1942
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Admiral Fiske was probably the greatest naval inventor of his time, with numerous innovations in electrical and gun-control systems to his credit from the mid-1870s on. Chief among his inventions were an electric range finder, electric ammunition hoists and gun-turret motors, a naval telescope mount and sight, radio systems for the control of torpedoes, and electrical control systems that kept naval batteries aimed at their targets while firing continuously.
Other Comments:
Spanish-American War/Battle of Manila Bay
From Month/Year
May / 1898
To Month/Year
May / 1898
Description A failed attempt, as the fleet was assigned to enter Cardenas Bay and destroy the three Spanish gunboats reportedly moored in the harbor.
