Letter : Washington, D.C., to S. O'Donnell, Malden, Mass., 1902 Dec. 20.

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Letter : Washington, D.C., to S. O'Donnell, Malden, Mass., 1902 Dec. 20.

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Autograph letter signed. Refers to the meaning of "A fleet in being" in Philip H. Colombs's book "Naval Warfare."

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Colomb, P. H. (Philip Howard), 1831-1899

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1846 entered the navy; 1846-1849 served in the Mediterranean on the steam frigate Sidon; 1848-1851 midshipman on the Reynard against piracy in Chinese waters; 1852 midshipman on the Serpent during the Second Anglo-Burmese War; 1854 mate on the Phoenix during an Arctic expedition to Smith Sound; 1855 lieutenant of the Hastings during the Crimean War; 1859-1863 flag-lieutenant to rear-admiral Sir Thomas Pasley; 1861 invented the flashing system of signals; 1868-1870 commanded HMS Drya...