proud, prowed

Proud or proud means satisfied or pleased at an accomplishment; or having a high opinion of one's own importance--
All that work paid off; you can be proud of what you've accomplished.
"Death be not proud, though some have called thee, Mighty and dreadful; for thou art not so..."

Prowed or prowed  ( rhymes with proud ) describes the bow or front end of a ship--
The sharp-prowed ship seemed to cut through the waves.
The red-prowed ship was still visible from the shore.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"The captain's was proud of his crew and his keen-prowed ship."