Edward Wilson Very
Encyclopedia
Edward Wilson Very was an American naval officer who developed and popularized a single-shot breech-loading snub-nosed flare gun
that fired flare
s that bear his name (Very Lights).
Records indicate that Edward W. Very served very briefly as a midshipman on the in 1864 and on the in 1878.
In 1881 Very served on the Naval Advisory Board.
Flare gun
A flare gun is a firearm that launches flares. It is typically used for signalling, as distress signalling, at sea or from the ground to aircraft...
that fired flare
Flare (pyrotechnic)
A flare, also sometimes called a fusee, is a type of pyrotechnic that produces a brilliant light or intense heat without an explosion. Flares are used for signalling, illumination, or defensive countermeasures in civilian and military applications...
s that bear his name (Very Lights).
Records indicate that Edward W. Very served very briefly as a midshipman on the in 1864 and on the in 1878.
In 1881 Very served on the Naval Advisory Board.
Publications
- Lieut. Edward W. Very, U.S.N. (1880) Navies of the world, Published 1880 by J. Wiley & Sons in New York.
- Edward W Very, The Hotchkiss revolving cannon