The lead ship or class leader is the first of a series or class of ships all constructed according to the same general design. The term is applicable to military ships and larger civilian craft.
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“The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)
“I saw a ship a-sailing,
A-sailing on the sea,”
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