Ridley McLean
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LCDR Ridley McLean c.1912
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| Born |
10 November 1872 Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| Died | 12 November 1933 (aged 61) USS Nevada San Francisco, California |
| Buried at | Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America |
| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1894-1933 |
| Rank |
 Rear Admiral
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| Awards | Navy Cross |
Rear Admiral Ridley McLean, USN (10 November 1872 – 12 November 1933) was a two-star Admiral in the United States Navy. He was a Naval Academy graduate, the original author of the Navy's Bluejacket's Manual, and Judge Advocate General (JAG). He was a battleship commander in World War I, a pioneer in naval use of shortwave communication, a submarine force and a Battleship division commander.
Ridley McLean was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, to Thornton and Sallie (Ridley) McLean. Thornton, the son of Kentucky Congressman Finis Ewing McLean, was in the banking business in Pulaski. Sallie died on November 22, 1872, just 12 days after giving birth to her only child. Thornton and Ridley soon left for California, lived there for a decade, and returned to Murfreesboro around 1883. Thornton died in 1887, leaving Ridley in the care of his maternal uncle, Army Captain B.L. Ridley, and his wife.
After two years at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Ridley was appointed to the Naval Academy by Congressman James D. Richardson, and commenced on May 20, 1890.
After graduation from the Naval Academy in 1894, one of McLean's first assignments was to the gunboat USS Marietta during the Reyes Rebellion in Nicaragua in February 1900. Attached to the staff of Rear Admiral Louis Kempff on board the flagship, USS Kentucky, he participated in Boxer Rebellion in 1900 and the Philippine insurrection during 1901-1902.
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