„Santa Maria“ and „Nina“ – the ships of the Columbus expedition

The "Santa Maria" is the flagship, that Christopher Columbus used to discover America in 1492. It was a nao-type three-masted carrac, that did not exceed 25 meters in length. The "Santa Maria" was a single-deck, three-masted ship with rigged straight sails. His sail equipment consisted of 5 sails: a jib, a mainsail, a grot-Marseille, a Latin bizan and a blind on the bowsprit. It was slower, than Columbus' other ships, but it stood out for its reliability during storms, but it never reached American shores.

The "Nina" is a Spanish caravel, one of the three ships, that Christopher Columbus used on his first expedition to discover America in 1492. "Nina's" real name is "Santa Clara". The name "Nina" probably comes from the name of its owners, the Niño brothers from Moguer.

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