from stem to stern

prepositional phrase2

1. •
   Over the full length of a ship or boat, from the front end of the vessel to the back end.

   • From stem to stern, the [U.S.S.] Enterprise measures 1,040 ft.—roughly the height of the 102-story Empire State Building. — 1961
2. •
   From front to back; from one end to the other end.

   • [T]he horse was the vainer brute of the two; he was far worse beflounced, bebonneted, and bemantled, than any fair lady. . . . [T]his poor animal from stem to stern was swamped in finery. — 1861