Why do Ships Have a Bulbous Bow?

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The Bulbous bow of a ship is a strange-looking structure fitted at the forward of the ship.
Now many of us will have this though - Why do ships have a Bulbous bow?
It comes in a range of shapes and sizes tailoring to the needs of the parent vessel. However, a broad classification refers to whether a bulb has been ‘faired’ with respect to the hull or there exists a steep curvature with respect to the stem line, which is the case with an ‘added’ bulb.

With the different Ship Bulbous Bow Designs in existence today, it seems that most of the shapes possible and a combination of two or more of them have been tried out. However, newer designs have emerged and older lesser-used designs have often been tried out with certain changes after extensive analysis leading to new bulbous bow construction.

While there are benefits with modified ship bulbous bows providing fuel savings, there are other advantages too. Watch this video which explains why bulbous bow is fitted on the ship and how do they work?
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