|
I write in reply to your mention of P H Colomb on
the WEB
If this P H Colomb was an Admiral and died in 1958
he resided at the house where I myself live in Coltishall in Norfolk
England.
I belive that during the first world war he
invented the device that sets off depth charges at the chosen depth of
water.
His father another Admiral Philip Howard Colomb
invented the shuttered signalling lamps used upon boats as well as the system of
speaking tubes to communicate around the ship.
During the the late 19th century Colomb senior was
responsible for pursuading the British Government to modernize their fleet to
the then modern standards.
If this is of use please e-mail back as I can then
put you in touch with the current family and relations of both these Naval
Personalities
Kind Regards
B J Jordan
22.02.2002.
|
