headmost
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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
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
A shot from the headmost one could now have reached us, but she appeared to be waiting for the other to get up with her.
From The Young Llanero A Story of War and Wild Life in Venezuela by Kingston, William Henry Giles
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
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
