A replica of the ship Christopher Columbus sailed to the New World has docked on the east coast. The Nao Santa Maria arrived in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, in the early hours of Monday 7 July. Visitors ...

Still radiating bygone splendour courtesy of marble fireplaces and French antiques, Sea Cloud was launched in 1931 for the US ...

The BAP Unión has two roles. It is a training ship for the Peruvian Navy, 227 of whom are on board when I visit. Many are high in the rigging, folding away the sails. The other purpose of this vessel, ...

A nod to the history of world exploration arrived at Levee Park in Winona this week, when hand-made replica models of Christopher Columbus’ ships, the Niña and Pinta, docked and ...

The ship, which is equipped with a Mercedes diesel engine, clips along at six to eight knots per hour. "In the right wind conditions, you can go a lot faster under sail," he said.

You might remember learning in school about Christopher Columbus and his three ships: the Niña, the Pinta and the Santa María. This week you can step inside replicas of two of those ships ...

The Niña, Sanger said, is an exact replica of the ship Columbus sailed. The Pinta is 15 feet longer and 8 feet wider than the original to accommodate more people for charters and events.

London (AP) — A replica of the flagship of Christopher Columbus’s fleet during his 1492 voyage across the Atlantic has dropped anchor at St. Katharine Docks in London, where it ...

The Spanish vessels were built as part of the 500-year anniversary of the discovery of the New World, and visitors thronged to the ships when they sailed into Corpus Christi Bay in 1992 as part of ...