headmost

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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 Ross, John, Sir

It was with great delight I found the Orion sail extremely well, and in the morning we were one of the headmost ships of the squadron.

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

The tents were scarcely pitched before we saw two kaiyacks coming towards us from the westward, and the man in the headmost accepted, without hesitation, our invitation to land.

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

With a fair wind from the north-northwest Captain Foley in the Goliath at 6 p.m. reached the Guerrier, the headmost of the thirteen ships in the enemy line.

From A History of Sea Power by Stevens, William Oliver

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