headmost

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Three hours later the headmost vessels were at the rude piers, and the people were swarming ashore.

From Roger Davis, Loyalist by Baird, Frank

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 two headmost French ships then tacked, one placing herself alongside to windward, and the other on the Glatton’s bow, while the other ships engaged her on her lee-quarter and stern.

From How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 by Kingston, William Henry Giles

The Irresistible, Russell, Colossus, and Sanspareil were the headmost of our fleet after the Orion and Queen Charlotte, and engaged the enemy as they came up.

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

“Land ahead!” was now cried out by Krantz, who was in the headmost boat, and the news was received with a shout of joy from the raft and the boats.

From The Phantom Ship by Marryat, Frederick