Benjamin Berkeley Hotchkiss (1826 - 85), American inventor and ordnance maker. Invented and produced a kind of rapid-firing naval gun. These guns, which were made for one-, three- and sixpound projectiles, were first made for the US Navy and later became part of the standard armament of most of the world's navies. These so-called Hotchkiss guns were later supplanted by other guns of larger caliber. —Funk and Wagnalls Encyclopedia. (5th ACC Glossary Part 1) Final approval 2.12.89