Talk:9 O'Clock Gun

WP:MilHist Assessment

This article is somewhat short, but says just about all that could be said about an individual cannon. And it even has a picture! LordAmeth 16:38, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

not "just a cannon"

Re this: "The 21:00 firing was later established as a time signal for the general population and to allow the chronometers of ships in port to be accurately set" - the ship-chronometer thing was the WHOLE reason the gun was emplaced...the Nine O'Clock Gun was the equivalent of Greenwich as far as time in the Pacific goes, and was part of the new system of time zones established by the CPR's Van Horne (I think it was him, or one of the board guys) to coordinate global shipping. The general populatoin didn't really need a nine-oclock gun, its purpose (and cost) was entirely about shipping and vessels....I think that's in Morley's book, also most likely in Mathews' too.Skookum1 (talk)

Sounds good since you have the RS. I have emailed both Chevron and Esso to source the rock shot material. There is a Chevron station there now but the material says Esso. I was at HMCS Discovery at Deadman's Island when I first heard about it. I was told the cadet unit loaded the gun each day. It may be parks Van now but that needs sourcing to add as well. Heritage Horns has some gaps. I don't know when they got that name and emailed the relatives of Les Southwell to get a better source for his input. No response in months. I also emailed Robert Swanson's company, nil back from there as well.--Canoe1967 (talk) 03:52, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

Yes, it was stolen by UBC Engineering students

The one who stole it, shall remain nameless, and it was stored in someones garage who will also remain nameless. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 170.75.140.124 (talk) 19:39, 9 July 2020 (UTC)