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Bradley Allen, an Ameriean naval officer; born in Lyons, N. Y., June 13, 1854; was appointed a eadet midshipman in the United States navy Sept. 24, 1870; became a lieutenant Jan. 26, 1887, and lieutenant-commander March 30, 1900. He invented a boat detaching and attaching apparatus fér warships in 1877; the first electrie 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 has been attached to the Naval Bureau of Ordnance since April 20, 1895.