Originally Posted by
WE Branch Fanatic
The lack of a bulbous bow in the artist's impressions is also odd. It adds buoyancy and aids launching aircraft by lifting the bow.
Bulbous bows are found many ships. Basically they give better fuel efficiency and speed. Bouyancy by forcing the bow up would actually lead to more a inefficency and less speed. The bow wave generated by the bow and the bow wave from the bulb are 2 different waves, they make contact and counter act each other (destructive interference ) and the wave is destroyed