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Revision as of 15:41, 31 July 2012

Vice-Admiral Philip H. Colomb.
Photograph: Navy & Army Illustrated.

Vice-Admiral Philip Howard Colomb, Royal Navy, Retired (29 May, 1831 – 13 October, 1899) was an officer of the Royal Navy. He is chiefly remembered today for his contributions to naval strategic thought in the late Victoria Era.

Early Life & Career

Philip Howard Colomb was born in Scotland on 29 May, 1831, the third son of Lieutenant-General G. T. Colomb, and Mary, daughter of Sir Abraham Bradley King, First Baronet. He was educated privately and entered the Royal Navy in February, 1846, joining the Tartarus on the Coast of Ireland.

Colomb was promoted to the rank of Captain on 4 April, 1870.[1]

In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 22 February, 1870, Colomb was placed on the Retired List on 29 May, 1886.[2] He was not, as Andrew Gordon states, "a 'yellow admiral' - that is, he was promoted to rear-admiral the day before he retired."[3] He was advanced to the rank of Rear-Admiral on the Retired List on 6 April, 1887.[4] He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 1 August, 1892.[5]

Footnotes

  1. London Gazette: no. 23605. p. 2099. 8 April, 1870.
  2. London Gazette: no. 25593. p. 2638. 1 June, 1886.
  3. Gordon. p. 186.
  4. London Gazette: no. 25691. p. 2108. 12 April, 1887.
  5. London Gazette: no. 26316. p. 4595. 12 August, 1892.

Bibliography

  • "Death of Admiral Colomb" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 16 October, 1899. Issue 35961, col A, pg. 11.
  • Colomb, Captain, R.N. (1873). Slave-Catching in the Indian Ocean: A Record of Naval Experiences. London: Longmans, Green and Co..
  • Colomb, Vice-Admiral P. H. (1893). Essays on Naval Defence. London: W H Allen & Co Limited.
  • Colomb, Vice-Admiral P. H. (1898). Memoirs of Admiral the Right Honble. Sir Astley Cooper Key. London: Methuen & Co.
  • Colomb, Vice-Admiral P. H. (1899). Naval Warfare: its Ruling Principles and Practice Historically Treated (Third Edition). London: W. H. Allen and Co., Limited.
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  • Schurman, D. M. (1965). The Education of a Navy: The Development of British Naval Strategic Thought, 1867-1914. London: Cassell.

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