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SANTA MARIA ship

The Santa Maria was a three-masted, 77-foot-long ship and Christopher Columbus's flagship on his first voyage to the Americas in 1492. Christopher Columbus had three ships on his first voyage, the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. Santa Maria ship had 52 men aboard while the Nina and Pinta were each crewed by 18 men. The Santa Maria took the lead in navigation, direction, and speed.

The ship Santa Maria was a nao and was not able to go near the coastline. However, she could carry a lot of cargo and she stood up well in bad weather. The Niña, the Pinta were caravels, with a shallower draft than a nao, were able to explore shallow bays and the mouths of rivers.

The Santa Maria was built with a small cabin called a “toldilla” on the stern deck for the captain and other officers. This is where Columbus spent most of his time. The crew had to sleep anywhere they could find that was dry and out of the sun.  Since the ships had only one deck, the hold below would be full of supplies, bulge water, emptied pots from their toilet, and rats. After arriving in America and seeing the natives use hammocks, the sailors quickly adopted their use aboard Santa Maria ship.

This Santa Maria ship model is 33" long x 24" tall x 14" wide. It is built per commission only. Contact us for price and also other possible sizes. Please click here for lead time.

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Learn more about the Santa Maria ship here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_María_(ship)