Philip Howard Colomb
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Vice-Admiral Philip Howard Colomb. 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 G
Colomb attended the court martial at Portsmouth of Captain Ernest Rice as his friend, following the loss of HMS Sultan. The Graphic, 1889
The Reserve Fleet was a Royal Navy formation of decommissioned vessels which could be brought to a state of readiness at time of war.
Ships of the Royal Navy reserve fleet in Penarth Docks (1954)