aftermost

Before and abaft the machinery space there was a water-tight division at the center line only, except in the foremost and aftermost tanks.

We could see nothing save the streaming lightning of the cannon, or the fiend-like figures that worked our aftermost guns, begrimmed with powder and blood, stripped nearly naked, and sweltering in their eager toil.

When Pillgrim had done his breakfast, Somers called a couple of marines, and ordered them to put the prisoner in the aftermost room.

At the conclusion, a double-headed shot, from our aftermost gun, carried away his foremast by the board; that took away his bowsprit and maintopgallant-mast.

The upper deck was armed with 9-pounders, the aftermost port being vacant, and filled up when required.