The ships of Christopher Columbus's First Fleet—the flagship Santa Maria flanked by Niña and Pinta—are depicted in this undated woodcut. Only the fate of Santa Maria is known.

His ship was burned, and Columbus had to swim to the Portuguese shore. He made his way to Lisbon, where he eventually settled and married Filipa Perestrelo. The couple had one son, Diego, around 1480.

A huge replica of a historic ship has docked in Essex for a week - and fans will now be able to pay it a visit. The ...

Most American schoolchildren learn about Christopher Columbus, his patronage from King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain, and his three ships that came to the New World. But few of us know ...

That's no pirate ship you see out on Louisville's waterfront.It's a replica of one of Christopher Columbus' ships, the Pinta.The Pinta is docked at 131 W. River Road, near the Wharf, for dockside ...

"In 1492, Columbus sailed the Ohio blue." Or something like that. A replica of the Pinta, one of Christopher Columbus' famed ships used during his 1492 transatlantic voyage, has once again docked ...

A giant replica of one of Christopher Columbus' ships will dock in Louisville this summer.According to the Columbus Foundation, the Pinta will be coming to the waterfront to act as a floating museum.

Replicas of Christopher Columbus' ships, the Pinta, left, and the Nina sailed into the Michigan City Port Wednesday morning where they will be docked near Millennium Park through Sept. 8.

A modest crowd braved the cold weather to tour a replica of the Pinta, a Portuguese caravel used by Christopher Columbus in his exploration of the Americas, on its first day in Chattanooga.

Italian explorer Christopher Columbus discovered the “New World” of the Americas on a 1492 expedition. Learn about his landing spot, route, ships, and more.