How do massive ships stay afloat after stuffing their bow?

Question

We’ve all seen the video of the battleship hitting that massive wave, but how can ships take that much of a beating/that much water and stay afloat and in one piece? Smaller boats for recreational use would almost all sink if they were to stuff their bow on a proportionately sized wave so what’s the difference?

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Answer 1

The bow is shapped to deflect most of the energy of the wave to the sides rather than hitting the wave square on and also the bow is one of the strongest and most reinforced part of the ship.