1. A gunner''s stanchion to provide support while firing a shoulder launched missile aboard ship comprising: a deck mounted base; a bearing centrally positioned on said base for rotation about a vertical axis; an offset upright standard attached to said bearing, said standard having an aperture in the upper end thereof; a shaft adapted to slide into and out of the top of said standard, said shaft having a series of vertically aligned apertures; a pin positioned in the aperture of said standard and an aligned aperture of said shaft, thus by varying the apertures which may be aligned, adjustment may be made to compensate for the gunner''s height; a back rest connected to the upper end of the adjustable shaft by a rod and pin arrangement, thus by adjusting the shaft, the back rest may be moved to a position suitable to the operator and; a safety belt to support the gunner; thus a gunner strapped to the back rest is free to rotate about the vertical axis of his body while still supported by the offset vertical standard.

1. A gunner''s stanchion to provide support while firing a shoulder launched missile aboard ship comprising: a deck mounted base; a bearing centrally positioned on said base for rotation about a vertical axis; an offset upright standard attached to said bearing, said standard having an aperture in the upper end thereof; a shaft adapted to slide into and out of the top of said standard, said shaft having a series of vertically aligned apertures; a pin positioned in the aperture of said standard and an aligned aperture of said shaft, thus by varying the apertures which may be aligned, adjustment may be made to compensate for the gunner''s height; a back rest connected to the upper end of the adjustable shaft by a rod and pin arrangement, thus by adjusting the shaft, the back rest may be moved to a position suitable to the operator and; a safety belt to support the gunner; thus a gunner strapped to the back rest is free to rotate about the vertical axis of his body while still supported by the offset vertical standard.

2. A gunner''s stanchion to provide a support while firing a shoulder launched missile aboard ship comprising: a deck mounted base; a bearing centrally positioned on said base for rotation about a vertical axis; an offset upright standard attached to said bearing; a back rest connected to the upper end of said offset standard; a safety belT to support the gunner; and a rotation stop assembly mounted adjacent the centrally positioned bearing and adapted to limit the degree of movement of the vertical standard, said rotation stop assembly comprising: a pair of plates removably mounted on the base, said plates adapted to have a plurality of mounting positions thereon; a flange shaped member attached to one end of each plate and; a spring tensioned shock absorber positioned in each flange shaped member; thus a gunner strapped to the back rest is free to rotate about the vertical axis of his body while still supported by the offset vertical standard, said rotation stop assembly adapted to limit movement of said standard to prevent a gunner strapped to the back rest from moving his body axis and firing into the ship''s super-structure.