The earliest French destroyers had pronounced turtleback bows intended to pierce waves. Successive designs gradually moved toward a shape resembling an Atlantic bow, intended to cut through the waves.
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Turtleback bows give way to an Atlantic-style shape
Successive French destroyer bows move from a pronounced turtleback toward a shape resembling an Atlantic bow, with a different intended way of meeting waves.