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Nina NO-THIS IS WRONG!! It was the Santa Maria on Christmas Day in 1492.
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When was the flag ship of Christopher Columbus destroyed?
The Santa Maria was the flagship of the 1492 Columbus expedition to the New World. On December 25, 1492 it was destroyed as it ran aground on a coral reef.
A ship of Columbus's first exploration?
Columbus sailed with three ships in 1492. His flagship, the Santa Maria, ran aground and sank on the return voyage, on the coast of Hispaniola (Haiti). His other two ships were nicknamed La Niña (actual name Santa Clara) and LaPinta (actual name unknown).
Did the Santa Maria the Pinta or the Nina sink?
The Nina and the Pinta were small sailing vessels. These ships sank because of storms that were encountered in the Atlantic Ocean. Due to their size the ships were unable to handle the massive amounts of water that was encountered on board.
Who ran aground on a reef near Cape Tribulation?
In June 1770, James Cook (not yet a captain) ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef near the mouth of what became the Endeavour River.
Why did Columbus return to Spain with only two ships?
Because the ship ran aground off the present-day site of Môle Saint-Nicolas, Haiti on December 25, 1492, and was lost. Timbers from the ship were later used to build Môle Saint-Nicolas, which was originally called La Navidad (Christmas) because the wreck occurred on Christmas Day.
WHICH OF COLUMBUS'S SHIPS RAN AGROUND AND HAD TO BE ABANDONED.?
Nina NO-THIS IS WRONG!! It was the Santa Maria on Christmas Day in 1492.
Did on of Christopher Columbus ship break?
yes it ran aground
What 3 ships did Columbus use?
Christopher Columbus used the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. The Santa Maria was damaged after it ran aground on a sand bar, so another ship had to be used on new voyages.
When was the flag ship of Christopher Columbus destroyed?
The Santa Maria was the flagship of the 1492 Columbus expedition to the New World. On December 25, 1492 it was destroyed as it ran aground on a coral reef.
What was the name of chistopher columbuses ship?
Santa Maria was his flagship in 1492, it ran aground in Haiti. Columbus did not like this ship, it was large and slow. The Nina survived disasters, it was Columbus's favourite vessel
What is it called when something runs aground?
i think its just called "ran-aground"
How can you put the word aground in a sentence?
The boat ran aground on the lake's sandbar.
Can you use aground in a sentence?
The ship, forced in by a storm, ran aground on a small island.
One of the American ships the ran aground near Tripoli and was boarded by pirates.?
Philadelphia =Dthis makes it so much easier dont it =P
A ship of Columbus's first exploration?
Columbus sailed with three ships in 1492. His flagship, the Santa Maria, ran aground and sank on the return voyage, on the coast of Hispaniola (Haiti). His other two ships were nicknamed La Niña (actual name Santa Clara) and LaPinta (actual name unknown).
How do you use aground in a sentence?
"The ship ran aground just of the coast of NewFoundland" is one you could use.
What explorer first conolized the Caribbean?
Christopher Columbus. He set up a colony in Hispaniola (now Haiti) with 39 men when the Nina ran aground. This settlement was called la Navidad.
