headmost
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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 Ross, John, Sir
The next day—Sunday—the frigates chased the "Raleigh" from nine in the morning until five in the afternoon when, nearing each other, the "Raleigh" hoisted her colors and the headmost frigate "hoisted St. George's ensign."
From The Story of Commodore John Barry by Griffin, Martin I. J. (Martin Ignatius Joseph)
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 headmost ship proved a two-decker of at least fifty guns.
From The Story of Commodore John Barry by Griffin, Martin I. J. (Martin Ignatius Joseph)
