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• The charges being found proved, sentence of death was pronounced; and Caracciolo, who had been brought on board at 9 A.M., was at 5 P.M., by Nelson's orders, hanged at the foreyard-arm of the “Minerva.” He was forty-seven years old at the time of his death. —  The Life of Nelson, Vol. I
• Ropes were reeved at the foreyard-arms of the Queen Charlotte_, and the mutineers were about to hang the first lieutenant of the ship, when Lord Bridport saved him. —  How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900
• Though nearly a hundred tons larger than the Leopard_, and carrying a greater weight of shot, while her crew numbered fifty men more, she was almost unprepared for battle, so that no imputation could be cast on Commodore Barron for not continuing the engagement On arriving at Halifax the unfortunate Jenkin Ratford was found guilty of mutiny and desertion, and was hanged at the foreyard-arm of the ship from which he had deserted. —  How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900
• The men on the foreyard were more successful, and I saw Jim gallantly using his knife in a fashion which at length cleared away the wreck and enabled them to secure the sail. —  Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler
• Although no one on deck was hurt, it wrought sad havoc in the rigging: braces and shrouds were shot away, the main-topsail yard was cut almost in two, the foreyard was severely damaged, and two or three of the lighter spars were knocked away. —  The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley

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