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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1992
Page
9
Historians note three ships used by Columbus are known from later accounts and surviving records. No complete original ship plans exist, so researchers rely on contemporary descriptions and later drawings to infer their sizes and rigging.
The Santa Maria, a nao type slow-sailing cargo ship, measured 74 feet with a 26 foot beam and a crew of 40. it was lost on Christmas Eve 1492 on its first voyage. The caravel Nina, 67 feet long with a 24 crew, was Columbus’s favorite and part of his later voyages. it measured 21 feet beam and survived multiple crossings.
Columbus sailed from Palos in southern Spain on Aug 3 1492 with three ships. The article notes Palos landmarks and the La Ravida monastery nearby where Columbus bid farewell to monks and left his son Diego in their care.
The town of Palos de la Frontera is described as a small port with many seafarers. It faced a royal penalty of two ships the Nina and the Pinta for smuggling. The Pinzon family aided Columbus, and Martin Pinzon captained the Pinta recruiting most sailors.
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