>>1450160Yeah ships don't really need a bow. As long as you got bulkheads to seal it off and sail slow and smooth, you'll be fine.
After a torpedo blew the front quarter off USS New Orleans during the battle of Tassafaronga, the cruiser managed to sail under her own power for 19 miles to the closest base for emergency repairs, and then sailed all the way to Sydney fo rebuilding. Around 1,500 nautical miles. Still,