Quarter gunner
Quarter gunner was a military rank used in naval forces.
United Kingdom
In the Royal Navy in the middle of the 18th century, the term "quarter gunner" was used for referring a type of seaman specialized in maintenance of guns.[1] The position was part of the gunner's crew, and one quarter gunner was assigned for every four guns.[2]
United States
Quarter gunner was a type of petty officer in the ranks of the 19th century United States Navy. Similar to the equivalent rank in Britain, for every four naval guns there would be a quarter gunner.[3] Quarter gunners were under the command of gunner's mates, and were responsible for guns' maintenance and operations.[4][5]
References
- ^ Dear, Dear; Kemp, Peter KempPeter (1 January 2007), Dear; Kemp, Peter (eds.), "quarter-gunner", The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780199205684.001.0001, ISBN 978-0-19-920568-4, retrieved 14 October 2023
- ^ Brian Lavery (1989). Nelson's navy. Internet Archive. Naval Institute Press. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-87021-258-1.
- ^ Crawford, Michael J. Officers of Peculiar Skill (PDF). Naval History and Heritage Command. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-943604-23-4.
- ^ Tousard, Louis de (1809). American Artillerist's Companion: Or Elements of Artillery. Treating of All Kinds of Firearms in Detail, and of the Formation, Object, and Service of the Flying Or Horse Artillery, Preceded by an Introductory Dissertation on Cannon ... C. and A. Conrad and Company. p. 370.
- ^ "Ranks + Rates". USS Constitution Museum. Retrieved 14 October 2023.