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Christopher Columbus had three ships which were named Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria. The Santa Maria was damaged when Columbus landed in the New World.
The flagship of his voyage was the Santa Maria.
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On his first voyage to the new world in 1492, Columbus's ships were Nina (the second "n" has a ~ above it) the Pinta and the Santa Maria.
Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria
After losing the Santa Maria, Christopher Columbus commanded only the Nina.
Christopher Columbus had 3 ships supplied by Queen Isabella of Spain.During his initial voyage to American, Columbus has three ships, the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. The Santa Maria was destroyed in the New World but the other two ships made it back to Spain.Christopher Columbus sailed 3 ships,They are called The Nina, The Pinta and the Santa Maria.
The Pinta, the Nina and the Santa Maria
The Nina, The Pinta, The Sainta Maria
Christopher Columbus's ships were the Nina, Pinta, and the Santa Maria. They sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World.
Columbus sailed with 90 men on his first voyage. 26 on the Pinta 24 on the Nina and 40 on the Santa Maria Santa Maria ran aground and sank and Columbus had to leave 39 men behind in the Caribean for his return journey. These men were all killed by the natives before Columbus returned on his second voyage. Columbus took about 20 natives as slaves, only 7 of which survived the crossing to spain.
The navigator on the Santa Maria for Columbus' first voyage to the new world was Pedro Alonso Nino. He also accompanied Columbus on the third trip to the new world, which led to the 'discovery' of Trinidad.