headmost
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Position of the hostile fleets on the morning of the 23rd June 1795, when the headmost ships brought the rear of the enemy to action.
From Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I by Sir John Ross
The English fleet bore up in chase; and, although the Prince of Wales was the worst-sailing ship in the fleet, by carrying a great press of sail she became the headmost.
From Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez. Vol II by Sir John Ross
The headmost one, a frigate, signalled to us to heave-to, an order our captain very unwillingly obeyed.
From Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor by Archibald Webb
The brig, which was the headmost of the two vessels, was now nearly crossing our stern.
From Percival Keene by Frederick Marryat
Our headmost ships denoted by signal that they consisted of fourteen sail of the line and eleven frigates.
From Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I by Sir John Ross
