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La Niña.

La Niña (Spanish for The Girl) was one of the three ships used by Christopher Columbus in his first voyage towards the Indies in 1492. The ship was originally called the Santa Clara, but was changed to La Niña. The name Niña was probably a pun on the name of her owner, Juan Niño of Moguer. She was a standard caravel-type vessel. The other ships of the Columbus expedition were the caravel-type Pinta and the carrack-type Santa María. The Niña was by far Columbus's favorite. She was originally lateen sail rigged caravela latina, but she was re-rigged as caravela redonda at Azores with square sails for better ocean performance. There is no authentic documentation on the specifics of the Niña's design, although Michele de Cuneo, who accompanied Columbus on his second voyage, mentioned that the Nina was "about 60 toneladas" (60 tons), which may indicate a medium sized Caravel of around 50 feet (15 m) in length on deck. Often said to have had three masts, there is some evidence she may have had four masts. The Niña, like the Pinta and Santa María, was a smaller trade ship built to sail the Mediterranean sea, not the open ocean. It was greatly surpassed in size by ships like the Peter von Danzig of the Hanseatic League, built in 1462, 51 m (167 ft) in length, and the English carrack Grace Dieu, built during the period 1420-1439, 66.4 m (218 ft) in length and weighing between 1,400 tons and 2,750 tons.


Posters & Prints of the La Niña.

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P8430010
Print of the La Niña on which Christopher Columbus sailed.
(February 05, 2006) on the St. Johns River in Palatka, Florida.
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P8432010
Print of the La Niña on which Christopher Columbus sailed.
(February 05, 2006) on the St. Johns River in Palatka, Florida.
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P8430020
Print of the La Niña on which Christopher Columbus sailed.
(February 20, 2004) on the Intracoastal Waterway in St. Augustine, Florida.
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P8430030_F909
Print of the La Niña on which Christopher Columbus sailed.
(February 20, 2004) on the Intracoastal Waterway in St. Augustine, Florida.
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