There was a general lighting of pipes, in the midst of which there came a sudden moan from one of the bunks in the forepart of the fo'cas'le-a part that was always a bit gloomy, and was more so now, on account of our having only one lamp.
"The Ghost Pirates"
William Hope Hodgson
Trailing in the water and making a soft swishing sound were the bow plates and bulwarks which had been peeled from the forepart of the Kalkis by the sharp prow of the stranger.
"Command"
William McFee
They ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmovable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.
"The Story of Malta"
Maturin M. Ballou