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The practice of firing one gun for each state in the union was not officially authorized until 1810, when the United States Department of War declared the number of rounds fired in the "National Salute" to be equivalent to the number of states, which at the time was 17. The tradition continued until 1841 when it was reduced from 26 to 21.
6. Gun salutes may be fired by any artillery main equipment over 20mm. Burst fire may be used by a weapon system designed only for automatic fire and where cyclical rate exceeds 500 rounds per minute; in this case, the sound of a 2-3 round burst is counted as a "round" for salute purposes.
- A. HISTORY
- B. REMEMBRANCE DAY MEMORIAL SALUTE
The gun salute has been used for centuries to honour royalty or persons of distinguished title or rank or to mark a special occasion. This custom has its origins in naval tradition. In the days of sail, ships guns were constantly “charged” or kept fully loaded in preparation for battle. As a ship approached port, it would “clear” or fire its guns. The length of time that it took to swab, re-load and run out the guns again left a ship vulnerable to shore battery fire. This gesture was thus considered an expression of a ship’s friendly intent. Other gun salutes are meant as a salute to dignitaries. It is interesting to note these guns salutes are fired as an odd number ie. 21 gun salute. The old superstition was that an odd number was considered divine or “lucky” and used to mark joyous occasions whereas even numbers were often used to mark solemn occasions such as funerals. Prior to 1731, the number of guns used to mark salutes was unregulated. The British Admiralty, in 1731, took steps to regulate this by decreeing that a “royal salute was to be such a number of guns as the Chief Officer shall think proper, not exceeding 21 guns each ship.”
Today, the Canadian Forces fire salutes from ships and by the Royal Canadian Artillery from designated saluting stations nationwide. A list of designated firing stations can be found in CFP A-DH-200-000/AG-000 The Heritage Structure of the CAF Chapter 13, Section 2, Paragraph 9.
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A-AD-200-000/AG-000 The Heritage Structure of the Canadian Armed Forces, Chapter 13, Section 2, Paragraph 17
Mar 19, 2014 · The most famous gun salute is, of course, the 21-gun salute. The first written instruction on the 21-gun salute comes from 1818 U.S Naval Regulations which stated, "When the President shall visit a ship of the United States' Navy, he is to be saluted with 21 guns." It may be noted that 21 was the number of states in the Union at that time.
A Royal Salute shall be fired at the saluting stations located in the national and provincial capital cities (i.e., those listed in paragraph 8, except Montréal and Vancouver) at 1200 hours local time on the official birthday of the Sovereign, which is celebrated in Canada on the first Monday immediately preceding 25 May.
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While the 21-gun salute is the most commonly recognized, the number of rounds fired in any given salute will vary depending on the conditions. Circumstances affecting these variations include the particular occasion and, in the case of military and state funerals , the branch of service, and rank (or office) of the person to whom honors are being rendered.
