![]() ![]() Admission is $8 for adults, $7 for seniors, $6 for children ages 5-16 and free children under the age of 5. The ships are open to the public from 9 a.m. This area of the ships is not available for visitors to tour. According to Gunner, the crew has a TV and electricity. The crew is comprised of volunteers who live in the modernized area below decks. Columbus would use her again for his second voyage in 1493. It’s a great way to see places and meet new people.” The Niña would be one of two ships that would return to Spain in 1492. Gunner, a volunteer crewmember from Kentucky, says that the crew live below decks and sail the ships from city to city. Despite their size, though, these ships are responsible for one of the most important discoveries of the 15th century. That measures to only about a quarter of a football field. The Nina measures 65-feet long, and the Pinta measures 85-feet long. The ships are smaller than one would think. All of this helps bring the history of these ships to life. In the rear of the Nina, there is a jar full of pine tar that a visitor can smell. On the Pinta, there is a display of the Santa Maria, to help illustrate the basic designs of the ships. Scattered along the decks are explanations for what the ropes of the ships are used for and historical artifacts. They are then free to roam around the main deck of the Nina and the two decks of the Pinta. It took roughly 32 months to construct the Nina and 36 months to construct the Pinta.Ī visitor can climb aboard using a gangway that stretches from the Station Square docks to the steep stairs of the ships. A replica of Columbuss ship, the Pinta, which sailed from Spain (along with replicas of the Nina and the Santa Maria) was produced for the exposition.According to a 1992 Orlando Sentinel article. These ships were made by hand in the old way and plastered with pine tar to be water resistant. These replicas, however, were made in Brazil by an American engineer and maritime historian, John Patrick Sarsfield, who wanted to create the first truly accurate 15th century ship. The Columbus ship replicas, La Nia, La Pinta and La Santa Maria, first sailed to Corpus Christi in 1992 as part of Spain’s 500th anniversary of the Voyage to the New World celebration. The original Nina and Pinta traveled with Columbus, who rode on the Santa Maria, to the New World and ushered in a new age of exploration as conquistadors from Spain and explorers from Holland, England and France sought new territory in the rich fertile lands of North and South America. The ships are here on a 20-city tour that takes them from New York all the way to Wisconsin. These full-scale replicas of the original Nina and Pinta, which made the historic journey with the Santa Maria in 1492, are open to the public just in time for Columbus Day as well. Travel back in time and step aboard the Nina and Pinta, both docked at Station Square until Oct. Come Aboard, Discover and Explore The Nina and Pinta, Replicas of the most historically. 12, at which point they will sail to Charleston West Virginia. The ships are open to the public until Oct. In 1920, the Santa Maria was rebuilt and continued to draw tourists until 1951, when it was destroyed by fire.By Bridget Seelinger | the Duquesne Duke Zachary Landau | the Duquesne Duke The Pinta sank at its moorings in 1919, the Nina caught fire and sank. It was not until 1918 that the fees were settled and the Santa Maria returned to Chicago. The Santa Maria was finally headed back to Chicago in 1917, but was impounded in Canada because its owners could not pay wharf charges. Meanwhile, the Pinta and Nina had been towed back to the Chicago docks. The ship was scheduled to stop at ports along the East Coast the backers thought that curious sightseers would buy tickets in droves to tour the ships.īut it didn’t work out that way – almost no one showed up. The Santa Maria made it to Boston, where a crew from Harvard University took over. The Pinta and Nina nearly sank and had to be beached on the shore of Lake Erie. In 1992, when Cortinas was 23, full-size replicas of the Nia, Pinta and Santa Maria arrived in Texas as part of a U.S. Near Milwaukee, the ships ran into rough seas on Lake Michigan. ![]() The ships were supposed to sail from Chicago to the new canal, then on to San Francisco. They drew tourists, but the city let the ships deteriorate.īy 1913, the three ships were in terrible condition, but it was decided to use them for the opening of the Panama Canal. In 1901, they were turned over to the city of Chicago. ![]()
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