Philip Wylie Dumas
Admiral Philip Wylie Dumas, CB, CVO (9 March 1868 – 11 December 1948) was a British Royal Navy officer. He was a noted advocate of the use of oil and of the internal combustion engine for naval vessels.[1]
During the First World War, Dumas held a series of appointments at the Admiralty until 1917, when he was given command of HMS Agamemnon. He was promoted to rear-admiral in 1918 and retired. He was promoted on the retired list to vice-admiral in 1924 and to admiral in 1928.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Adml. P. W. Dumas". The Times. 14 December 1948. p. 6.
- ^ "Philip Wylie Dumas". The Dreadnought Project. Archived from the original on 2023-10-06. Retrieved 2024-04-25.