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Encyclopedia > Santa Maria (ship)

The Santa Maria was the largest of the three ships used by Christopher Columbus in his first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492.


Santa Maria was a carrack-type vessel and was used as a mother ship for the expedition. In 1492, in the middle of the expidition, the ship was shipwrecked in a storm.


The other ships of the Columbus expedition were: Niņa and Pinta


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City of Santa Maria, California, Recreation & Parks (1408 words)
Santa Maria has 26 parks including more than 234 acres of grass, trees and play fields, two public swimming pools, gazebos for summer concerts, plenty of places to barbecue, an 11-acre lake where you can fish, and another park with a replica of the good ship Santa Maria.
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer to help keep Santa Maria parks beautiful, you or your service group may want to Adopt-a-Park, or participate in the Tree of Life program, that allows for you to plant a tree in a park in the name of a loved one.
The duck pond with waterfall highlighted by a replica of the Santa Maria, one of the sailing vessels in Christopher Columbus' voyage to America, is a favorite among children.
Santa Maria Wood Model Kit by Amati (498 words)
The Santa Maria was a Nao, and the flagship of the Columbus fleet.
The ship had a smaller topsail on the mainmast above the mainsail and on the foremast above the foresail.
Though many sailors believed that the Santa Maria was a fine ship for her day, Columbus was not so impressed.
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