Oil Tanker Bow Shape

[Sam99]

Hello

I work at an Oil Terminal in the Arabian Gulf.
I deal with the Oil Cargo Loading and Certification.

We get a lot of older tankers in with the bow nose visible when the tankers are empty. When loaded the nose is not visible.
Recently we have had a few new tankers on their maiden voyage with no bow nose and an almost vertical bow. It may even be a reclined bow by a few degrees.

Can anyone explain the new bow profile and lack of nose??


Thanks

[Sam99]

Sorry , yes .

[Trevatanus]

Just saw this and this sprang to mind:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-QNAwUdHUQ

[King Herald]

This is a new type that seems to be all the rage in smaller vessels, the X Bow.

[ecsrobin]

King Herald said:

This is a new type that seems to be all the rage in smaller vessels, the X Bow.

They look great like that. Here's the benefits: http://www.marineinsight.com/future-shipping/featu...

And the award for the ugliest ship:

[AMD87]

ecsrobin said:

And the award for the ugliest ship:

[wolfracesonic]

Sorry for bumping my own post but............. The definitive PH bulbous bow thread HTH

[ecsrobin]

AMD87 said:

ecsrobin said:

And the award for the ugliest ship:

Now patched....



Although it's now in the yard getting a decent repair.

[Unbusy]

That must have hurt. Did they lend it to the Royal Navy for the day?

[Taffer]

The bow of AIDA Prima and her sister Perla were designed without a bulbous bow, as it was reckoned that, with the design speed/routes of the ship, she wouldn't benefit from having one. 'Challenging' paintwork aside, I quite like the bow shape; very reminiscent of ships of the 'Dreadnought'-era!

Edited by Taffer on Sunday 25th December 03:20

[Otispunkmeyer]

ecsrobin said:

King Herald said:

This is a new type that seems to be all the rage in smaller vessels, the X Bow.

They look great like that. Here's the benefits: http://www.marineinsight.com/future-shipping/featu...

And the award for the ugliest ship:

I like that. It's got feel of Thunderbirds about it.

[hidetheelephants]

ecsrobin said:

And the award for the ugliest ship:

That's about aerodynamics rather than bow wave control; car carriers are like blocks of flats so reducing drag can save a lot of fuel.

[Ms R.Saucy]

hidetheelephants said:

That's about aerodynamics rather than bow wave control; car carriers are like blocks of flats so reducing drag can save a lot of fuel.

my comment was I presume that's a VLCC / plant carrier .