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During the first and second World Wars, several battleships and aircraft carriers were built with a " clipper bow " for improved hydrodynamic efficiency.

The clipper bow on carriers was an American peculiarity, Japanese ships did not feature it and British ships had the similar but differently-shaped " hurricane bow ," whose purpose was, like the clipper bow, to improve hydrodynamic efficiency and, unlike the clipper bow, protect the hangar deck from spray.