It's a sort of tumblehome bow, similar designs were popular in the past. For instance this late 19th century French battleship: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F

It's a sort of tumblehome bow, similar designs were popular in the past. For instance this late 19th century French battleship: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_battleship_Jaur%C3%A9guiberry#/media/File:Jaur%C3%A9guiberry_right_elevation_diagrams_Brasseys_1897.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_battleship_Jaur%C3%A9gu... No doubt computer simulation / etc have let them optimize this shape more than in the past, but it's not wholly unprecedented.