Just found this on Twitter this evening.designeraccd wrote: ↑Sat Jun 15, 2019 6:40 pm I've read the same about that bow shape; I'm totally missing WHY it is purportedly better than a conventional bow shape......??? DFO
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@D__Mitch
The first PPA, Pattugliatore Polivalente d'Altura (Offshore Multipurpose Patrol Ship) for the #ItalianNavy, under construction. Look at that bow!
8:47 AM - 1 Dec 2018
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@D__Mitch
Replying to @naval_gazing @niklas_granholm and
This simply extends the length of the vessel at the waterline, improving wave resistance without increasing the dimensions of the ship," the source said. "The system should add almost a knot to speeds."
3:22 AM - 2 Dec 2018