Walter McLean (United States Navy officer), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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United States admiral
Date of Birth: 30-Jul-1855
Date of Death: 21-Mar-1930
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Walter McLean (United States Navy officer)
- Rear Admiral Walter L.
- McLean (1855 – March 21, 1930) was the American commander of the Norfolk Naval Shipyard from November 25, 1915 until February 4, 1918.
- Under his command, the Shipyard was the holding area for various German vessels which had put into port during World War I, and stayed in a somewhat limbo status—the United States had not entered the war and so could not commandeer the ships, but then neither could the ships be allowed to depart and resume attacks on Allied shipping.
- The course of action was therefore to keep the foreign ships and their crews as "guests" of the United States for years.
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