headmost
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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 Martin I. J. (Martin Ignatius Joseph) Griffin
Cobb being the headmost passes the Narrows, but is too late to get over the Falls and obliged to come too in a little cove below.
From Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 by W. O. (William Odber) Raymond
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 William Henry Giles Kingston
“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 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
