headmost

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As they required to make several tacks for this purpose, it was past one o'clock before the headmost ships could clear Cabrita Point, when they brought to, to wait for the others to join them.

From Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I by Ross, John, Sir

At seven o'clock the headmost ships were dismasted; a fire-raft was observed dropping down from them on the Orion.

From Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I by Ross, John, Sir

The three headmost canoes were paddled by elderly men, who, most probably, had been selected to open the communication.

From Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea by Franklin, John

It was the admiral’s intention not to make the signal of battle but only of defiance, when he had got abreast of the enemy’s headmost ship.

From John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea by Kingston, William Henry Giles

She was, before morning of the 23rd, the headmost ship of the fleet; and, before six o'clock, was the first which actually began the action with one of the enemy's largest ships.

From Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I by Ross, John, Sir