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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Philip Howard Colomb''', Royal Navy (29 May, 1831 – 13 October, 1899) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
[[File:Philip Colomb Senior.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Vice-Admiral Philip H. Colomb.<br><small>Photograph: ''Navy & Army Illustrated''.</small>]]
 
[[Vice-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Vice-Admiral]] '''Philip Howard Colomb''', Royal Navy, Retired (29 May, 1831 &ndash; 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==
==Early Life & Career==
Colomb was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 4 April, 1870.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/23605/pages/2099 no. 23605.  p. 2099.]  8 April, 1870.</ref>
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 {{CaptRN}} on 4 April, 1870.{{Gaz|23605|2099|8 April, 1870}}


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.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25593/pages/2638 no. 25593.  p. 2638.]  1 June, 1886.</ref> He was not, as Andrew Gordon states, "a 'yellow admiral' - that is, he was promoted to rear-admiral the day before he retired."<ref>Gordon.  p. 186.</ref>  He was advanced to the rank of {{RearRN}} on the Retired List on 6 April, 1887.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25691/pages/2108 no. 25691.  p. 2108.]  12 April, 1887.</ref> He was advanced to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 1 August, 1892.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26316/pages/4595 no. 26316.  p. 4595.]  12 August, 1892.</ref>
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.{{Gaz|25593|2638|1 June, 1886}} He was ''not'', as Andrew Gordon states, "a 'yellow admiral' - that is, he was promoted to rear-admiral the day before he retired."<ref>Gordon.  p. 186.</ref>  He was advanced to the rank of {{RearRN}} on the Retired List on 6 April, 1887.{{Gaz|25691|2108|12 April, 1887}} He was advanced to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 1 August, 1892.{{Gaz|26316|4595|12 August, 1892}}
 
==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
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*"Death of Admiral Colomb" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 16 October, 1899.  Issue '''35961''', col A, pg. 11.
*"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, 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 Philip H. (31 January, 1896).  "Man-of-War Logs".  ''The Navy & Army Illustrated''  Vol. I (No. III).  pp. 85-86.
*Colomb, Vice-Admiral P. H. (1898).  ''Memoirs of Admiral the Right Honble. Sir Astley Cooper Key''.  London: Methuen & Co.
*Colomb, Vice-Admiral P. H. (1898).  ''Memoirs of Admiral the Right Honble. Sir Astley Cooper Key''.  London: Methuen & Co.
*{{BibGordonRules2005}}
*Colomb, Vice-Admiral P. H. (1899).  ''Naval Warfare: its Ruling Principles and Practice Historically Treated'' (Third Edition).  London: W. H. Allen and Co., Limited.
*{{GordonRules2005}}
*Schurman, D. M. (1965).  ''The Education of a Navy: The Development of British Naval Strategic Thought, 1867-1914''.  London: Cassell.
{{refend}}
{{refend}}


==Service Records==
==Service Records==
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7922941&queryType=1&resultcount=8 ADM 196/70.]
*{{TNA|ADM 196/70.|D7607379}}
*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7894006&queryType=1&resultcount=8 ADM 196/36.]
*{{TNA|ADM 196/36.|D7578540}}
*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7902547&queryType=1&resultcount=8 ADM 196/13.]
*{{TNA|ADM 196/13.|D7587079}}
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Latest revision as of 22:31, 6 April 2022

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]

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 Philip H. (31 January, 1896). "Man-of-War Logs". The Navy & Army Illustrated Vol. I (No. III). pp. 85-86.
  • 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.
  • Gordon, Andrew (2005). The Rules of the Game: Jutland and British Naval Command. London: John Murray (Publishers). ISBN 0719561310. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
  • Schurman, D. M. (1965). The Education of a Navy: The Development of British Naval Strategic Thought, 1867-1914. London: Cassell.

Service Records


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Dryad
8 Jul, 1868[6] – 7 Jun, 1871 		Succeeded by
John Hext
Preceded by
Henry D. Hickley 		Captain of H.M.S. Audacious
1 Sep, 1874[7] – Aug, 1877 		Succeeded by
Francis Durrant
Preceded by
Charles J. Rowley 		Captain of H.M.S. Duke of Wellington
27 Oct, 1884[8] 		Succeeded by
Edward H. Seymour
Preceded by
? 		Flag Captain, Portsmouth Station
27 Oct, 1884[9] 		Succeeded by
Henry St. L. B. Palliser

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23605. p. 2099. 8 April, 1870.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25593. p. 2638. 1 June, 1886.
  3. ↑ Gordon. p. 186.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25691. p. 2108. 12 April, 1887.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26316. p. 4595. 12 August, 1892.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1869). p. 192.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1876). p. 131.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 207.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 207.

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