Quarter gunner explained

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. The position was part of the gunner's crew, and one quarter gunner was assigned for every four guns.^[1]

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.^[2] Quarter gunners were under the command of gunner's mates, and were responsible for guns' maintenance and operations.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Brian Lavery . Nelson's navy . 1989 . Naval Institute Press . Internet Archive . 978-0-87021-258-1 . 103.
2. Book: Crawford, Michael J. . Officers of Peculiar Skill . Naval History and Heritage Command . 978-1-943604-23-4 . 29.
3. Book: Tousard, Louis de . 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 ... . 1809 . C. and A. Conrad and Company . 370 . en.
4. Web site: Ranks + Rates . 2023-10-14 . USS Constitution Museum . en.