Quarter gunner was a military rank used in naval forces.
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.
[2] 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.
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