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Posted by tomcervo on January 9, 2026, 6:00:21, in reply to "Re: One thing..."
May be smaller in reality, but that's why they make sandpaper.
https://maritime.org/doc/plans/cve90.pdf 
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The bulge on the bow is accurate it serves as ram
to harden the bow so they could ram a surfaced enemy sub in close quarters. A number of USN wartime built ships had it. Previous Message
...I wish they'd fix is the bow. It has that weird bulge on it that appears oversized to my eyes and to the drawings I have. I could well be wrong, but it was something that I wish Hasegawa had looked at changing.
https://www.navsource.net/archives/03/0308403.jpg It's there, but very small compared to the model.
Bob
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