Gunnage

Quick meaning: Gunnage is a noun meaning The number of guns carried by a warship.

Meaning

The number of guns carried by a warship.

More Meanings

1. The size of the guns on a warship.
2. (historical) A bounty or prize paid to the captors of an enemy ship, based on the number of guns on that enemy ship.

Example Sentences

The gunnage shown does not necessarily mean that a ship had that exact number of guns; gunnage was an administrative formula for the computation of the size of the crew.

All prizes would now be worth 10s a ton for every ton of the prize, and ₤6 13s 4d for every gun she carried ('tonnage and gunnage'); if an enemy warship was destroyed, prize money would be paid at the rate of £10 per gun.

For being set afloat again, after swimming all night and half a day, he brought into the Portland Roads a Crappo ship of twice his tonnage, and three times his gunnage; and now his sailors were delighted, having hope of prize-money.

Now Sir, if you look back you'll find the Number of Guns exactly agree with the Gunnage here payd; and that after the passing his Accounts and deducting his own share, he gave them a Note for 300 l, which being divided as the Act directs, there is coming to the King about 84 l.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include gunnery, gunnade, gunny, gunboating, gauge, gunline.

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