Frigate Helge Ingstad Design - Damage Survivability

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The expression rubbing oneself against the horns of the behemoth takes on its full meaning. I don’t know who is the mastermind behind the design of a bulbous bow so wide, that he had to imagine some kind of can opener appendage extending beyond the hull outline. It is quite hard to picture the frigate heeling to the point of being ripped off from 3 to 4 meters above water line through all the way down below her line of flotation, without leaving any mark on the bulbous bow!

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