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Ludlow, Nicoll 1842- Naval officer; born in Islip, Long Island, N. Y., Sept. 11, 1842; entered the United States Naval Academy in 1859; was promoted to ensign in 1863; attached to the Wachusett, of the Brazilian squadron, in 1863-65; and was on the iron-clad Monadnock on her remarkable passage from New York to San Francisco, in 1866. He was promoted master in 1866; lieutenant, 1867; lieutenant-commander, 1868; commander, 1881; captain, 1895; and rearadmiral on Nov. 1, 1899; and was retired on the same day. After the close of the Civil War his official duties gave him an exceptional familiarity with the construction and equipment of the vessels for the new navy, as he performed service in connection with the making and testing of torpedoes, and at various iron, steel, and ordnance foundries. During the war with Spain, he was in command of the double-turret monitor Terror, attached to the squadron operating in Cuban waters, and after its close he was in command of the battle-shi