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Philip Howard Colomb
Born(1831-05-29)29 May 1831
Knockbrex, Scotland
Died13 October 1899(1899-10-13) (aged 68)
Botley, Hampshire
NationalityBritish
OccupationNaval officer
Parents
  • George Thomas Colomb
RelativesSir John Colomb (brother)
Military career
AllegiancePhilip Howard Colomb United Kingdom
Service/branchPhilip Howard Colomb Royal Navy
Years of service1846–1886
RankVice-Admiral
Commands held
  • HMS Dryad
  • HMS Audacious
  • HMS Thunderer
Battles/warsSecond Anglo-Burmese War Crimean War

Vice-Admiral Philip Howard Colomb, RN (29 May 1831 – 13 October 1899). Born in Knockbrex, near Gatehouse of Fleet, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, he was a Royal Navy officer, historian, critic and inventor. He was the son of General George Thomas Colomb (1787–1874). His younger brother Sir John Colomb was also a soldier and strategist of the Royal Navy.

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