Claim: Phipps Hornby served as a Royal Navy in the United Kingdom and played a vital role in the British victory at the Battle of Lissa.
Evidence: Admiral Sir Phipps Hornby, GCB (27 April 1785 – 19 March 1867) was a prominent and experienced Royal Navy officer of the nineteenth century. Later, commanding his own sixth-rate HMS Volage in 1811, Hornby played a vital role in the British victory at the Battle of Lissa. United Kingdom