1. Rear Admiral Ridley McLean, USN was a two-star Admiral in the United States Navy.
12 Facts About Ridley McLean
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Ridley McLean was a Naval Academy graduate, the original author of the Navy's Bluejacket's Manual, and Judge Advocate General.
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Ridley McLean commanded a battleship in World War I, helped pioneer the naval use of shortwave communication, and led a submarine force and a battleship division.
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Ridley McLean was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, to Thornton and Sallie McLean.
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Thornton and Ridley McLean soon left for California, lived there for a decade, and returned to Murfreesboro around 1883.
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Ridley McLean entered on May 20,1890, and graduated in 1894.
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In 1902, Lieutenant Ridley McLean wrote The Bluejacket's Manual for the United States Naval Institute, a book intended to provide information useful to new recruits and be a reference for every person in Naval service.
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In 1913, Commander Ridley McLean assumed what is normally a captain billet as Judge Advocate General of the US Navy, a position which entitled him the rank of captain in title only.
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When World War I broke out, Commander Ridley McLean served as chief of staff for the Battleship Force 1, Atlantic Fleet, under VADM Albert Grant.
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Rear Admiral Ridley McLean fought for submarine sustainability and flexibility to fight long ways from home and for extended periods.
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In November 1916, Commander Ridley McLean married Olive Gale Hill and became stepfather to her two children from a previous marriage.
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Ridley McLean's body was later interred at Arlington National Cemetery.