headmost

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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 Webb, Archibald

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

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 Ross, John, Sir

She was, before morning of the 23rd, the headmost ship of the fleet; and, before six o'clock, was the first which actually began the action with one of the enemy's largest ships.

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

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