The bulbous bow concept was first definitively studied by Thomas Havelock, Cyril Wigley and Georg Weinblum, including Wigley's 1936 work " The Theory of the Bulbous Bow and its Practical Application " which examined the issues of wave production and damping.
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The bulbous bow concept was first definitively studied by Thomas Havelock, Cyril Wigley and Georg Weinblum, including Wigley's 1936 work " The Theory of the Bulbous Bow and its Practical Application " which examined the issues of wave production and damping.
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Since many of the bulbous bows are symmetrical or even angled upwards which would tend to raise the bow further, the improved trim is likely a by-product of the reduced wave action as the vessel approaches hull speed, rather than direct action of water flow over the bulb.
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The final carrier of the class, USS " George H . W . Bush ", was designed as a " transition ship " from the " Nimitz " class to the replacement . " Bush " incorporates new technologies including improved propeller and bulbous bow designs, a reduced Radar cross-section and electronic and environmental upgrades.
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According to the ship's manager, " Corvus J " likely hit " Baltic Ace " on the side, where void tanks forming a double side are only wide, " Corvus J " was severely damaged and her bulbous bow was bent, but she was not in danger of sinking and participated in the search for survivors.
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While other double acting ships have been built in the recent years, the tankers operated by Neste Shipping are also the only ones equipped with a bulbous bow designed primarily with open water performance in mind the tankers and container ships built for the Russian Arctic have a more traditional icebreaking bow due to the more severe ice conditions.
