As someone who has done work on ferry boats, I can assure you that there are ships with a front rudder -- it's just kept center-locked most of the time. Also,

As someone who has done work on ferry boats, I can assure you that there are ships with a front rudder -- it's just kept center-locked most of the time. Also, larger ships use these http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow_thruster http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow_thruster OK, nit-pick over.