LA NINA

Smallest of Christopher Columbus' fleet was the Niña, captained by Vicente Añes Pinzón, brother of Martín. The Niña was a caravel of probably 50 or 60 tons, and started from Spain with lateen sails on all masts; but she was refitted in the Canary Islands with square sails on the fore and main masts. Unlike most ships of the period, Niña may have carried four masts, including a small counter-mizzen at the stern with another lateen sail. This would have made Niña the best of the three ships at sailing upwind. Experts put her length at 15 meters, keel length 12 meters, beam 5 meters, and depth 2 meters.  Length Overall 23 in.

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MRB-806

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