They were the Nina (piloted by Vicente Añes Pinzón), the Pinta (piloted by Martín Alonso Pinzón), and the Santa Maria (captained by Christopher Columbus himself).
The Nina
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The smallest was the Nina.
Columbus never made land in North America, so he didn't take any ships to " New York". NY also did not exist in the 1400's. Nothing was there until the Dutch founded a colony 200 years later. So, he,took ZERO ships to NY.
4 ships
The Santa Maria, the Pinta, and the Nina were the 3 ships used by Columbus on his first voyage to America. The Nina was the smallest of these three ships.
Columbus came to America with a group of three ships. The names of the ships were the Nina, The Pinta, and the Santa Maria.
Christopher Columbus was in command of three ships during his great voyage. The three ships were the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.
He took with him 3 ships with him at the start of the first trip and of course he discovered america.
6 ships
He took the Niña, Pinta and Santa Maria. He sailed on the Santa Maria, whilst his crew sailed on the other ships on their voyage to America.
On his first voyage he had three, On his second he took along a total of seventeen. On his third voyage he had six ships. On his final voyage he had four old, worn out ships.