1. The ship has a bulbous bow , a standard feature for cargo ships. 2. Modern ships are commonly fitted with a bulbous bow to achieve this. 3. Bulbous bow designs were also developed and used by the Imperial Japanese Navy.4. She also had a bulbous bow , two sets of stabilizers, and two funnels side-by-side. 5. Additionally, a bulbous bow was added below the waterline, improving the ship's sea-keeping abilities. 6. Unlike her earlier sisters, she had a bulbous bow . 7. It had three 600 psi steam boilers and only one propeller, and a prominent bulbous bow . 8. :A bulbous bow works on ships because they're travelling on the interface between air and water. 9. However, a hydrodynamically efficient bulbous bow greatly increases the ice resistance, making it unsuitable for icebreakers. 10. The ships were also equipped with a bulbous bow to reduce launches, two cutters, and three yawls.