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Caravels, I should imagine. I know the Nina and the Pinta (sp?) were both caravels, but the Santa Maria was a larger class of ship. Caravels were great for exploration, as they had a shallow draft, allowing them to sail in much shallower water(could even sail up some deep rivers) and as such, I should imagine that they would be what any explorer would use. The flagship Santa Maria had the nickname La Gallega. It was a nao, which simply means "ship" in old Spanish; today, we might call such a ship a carrack. She was fat and slow, designed for hauling cargo, not for exploration. Some sources say that the Santa Maria was about 100 tons. I saw the copy of the ship that used to be moored at the Barcelona harbour, and it is pretty scary to think that she was the biggest of the three ships that sailed to the unknown in 1492. Read more: What_type_of_ships_did_christopher_Columbus_use...
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∙ 7y agoHe took three ships the Pinta , the Nina, and the Santa Maria, the Santa Maria was the largest ship.
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∙ 10y agoThe biggest boat sailed by columbus was the santa maria
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∙ 13y agoThe santa Maria
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Ship sailed by Christopher Columbus?
Yes, Christopher Columbus sailed three ships and the smallest one was the Pinta, I think.
What ship did Christopher Columbus sailing on when he set sail for the new world?
he sailed on the Nina
What was the only ship Christopher Columbus sailed on?
Christopher Columbus used several ships. On his first voyage he sailed on the Santa Maria until it hit a reef and sank, he then sailed the Pinta back to Europe. He used other ships in his pater voyages.
Christopher Columbus had a ship that had what name?
The names of the three ships of Columbus were Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria. Christopher Columbus was an Italian who sailed under the Spanish flag. The ships carried about 120 men in total.
Who commanded the ship the pinta?
The captain who sailed with Columbus was Martin Pinzón.
Was the santa maria the biggest ship out of all the ships that was sailed when christopher Columbus was sailing?
The answer is..................Yes!
Ship sailed by Christopher Columbus?
Yes, Christopher Columbus sailed three ships and the smallest one was the Pinta, I think.
What ship did Christopher Columbus sailing on when he set sail for the new world?
he sailed on the Nina
What was the only ship Christopher Columbus sailed on?
Christopher Columbus used several ships. On his first voyage he sailed on the Santa Maria until it hit a reef and sank, he then sailed the Pinta back to Europe. He used other ships in his pater voyages.
Which ship did christopher Columbus call home when he sailed with the Nina the Pinta and the Santa Maria?
the santa maria
Christopher Columbus had a ship that had what name?
The names of the three ships of Columbus were Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria. Christopher Columbus was an Italian who sailed under the Spanish flag. The ships carried about 120 men in total.
Who commanded the ship the pinta?
The captain who sailed with Columbus was Martin Pinzón.
Which ship was Columbus?
the Columbus was a cargo ship of Christopher Columbus
What ship did Juan Ponce DE Leon sail?
He sailed with Christopher Columbus but I'm not sure if it was the Nina the pinta or the santa maria!
What is the date Christopher Columbus sailed on?
Columbus never sailed on the Mayflower--an English ship which sailed in 1620--long after his death. He never stepped foot on the North American continent. His exploration is said to have taken place in 1492 with three ships. The Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria were his ships for that voyage and a few others.
What was the fastest ship Columbus sailed?
The Pinta
What did Christopher Columbus take on his voyages?
He took dried beef, hard tack, and dried peas for the men to eat, 25 cats for the rats, a priest and the men who sailed the ship.
