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SANTA MARIA model
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The Santa Maria was
Christopher Columbus's flagship on his first voyage to
the Americas in 1492. Of the three ships on his first
voyage, the 77-foot-long Santa Maria took the lead in navigation,
direction, and speed. She had 52 men aboard.
The 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
and the Pinta were
caravels were able to explore
shallow bays and the mouths of rivers.
The ship 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.
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This Santa Maria ship model is
33" long x 24" tall x 14" wide. It
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Learn more about the Santa Maria ship here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_María_(ship)
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