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Originally Posted by wdfifteen View Post
Ship experts - is that underwater proboscis sticking out in front of the bow for ballast or stability or what?
I'm no ship expert, but the bulbous bow actually improves top speed and reduces drag. At least that is what Wikipedia says:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulbous_bow
Old 03-04-2016, 10:00 AM
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