aftermost

He walked over to the crew of the aftermost gun.

In other words she was that long from the aftermost end to the fore end.

Instead the three aftermost eighteen-pounders fired to kill almost simultaneously.

Let the gunner load the two aftermost guns with grape.

On the aftermost mast, this may mean they have to be led forwards instead of backwards.

"Vast firing,' called Jack as the aftermost gun shot inboard.

Length - The distance between the forwardmost and aftermost parts of the ship.

He realized theAchillehad not fired, even though the aftermost guns would bear.

Satisfied, they waved to the craft commanders, who lit off the three engines in each of the aftermost pair.

By leaving the aftermost sail half hoisted he turned the ship into a giant weather vane.

On signal-flag hoist, all four destroyers turned sharply to the right, the aftermost ship first.

"One of the men just found it, sir, lodged under the starboard aftermost carronade!"

The aftermost 12-pounder - the one in his cabin - grunted and rumbled back in recoil.

The men took up their places on the rowing thwarts, leavingSarah to sit at the aftermost one.

In a moment the aftermost portion of the shaft alley was "flooded, and water started entering the ship through her most vulnerable point.

A Taffrail is the aftermost railing around the stern of a ship, often, but not always, ornately carved.

Inside the nest, however, the high-speed minesweeper could only bring her aftermost machine guns to bear against the approaching planes.

There's Stafford acting as captain of the aftermost 4-pounder on the starboard side, and Rossi at the forward one.

The Sophie possessed fourteen of these, seven a side; and the two aftermost guns on the quarter-deck were gleaming brass.

A few frames, some hull plating, and one propeller shaft were practically all that still held the aftermost section to the rest of the ship.

I want a couple of the aftermost guns on each side trained round on to the fo'c'sle and loaded with case.

Then they found you still in your chair - which was just matchwood - lying under the muzzle of the aftermost gun on the larboard side.

Jack fixed the distant schooner, steadying his hand on the aftermost shrouds, and he studied her as she crossed in front of the ice.

But as Ramage's eyes were drawn back to the frigate the aftermost gun on her upper deck fired, followed a moment later by the second.

Ramage walked over to the aftermost carronade and, with a grin at its crew looked through the gun port.