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Santa María was built in Pontevedra, Galicia. [1][2] Santa María was a medium-sized commercial nau or carrack, about 62 ft (18.9 m) long on deck, and according to Juan Escalante de Mendoza in 1575, Santa Maria was " very little larger than 100 toneladas" (about 100 tons, or tuns) burthen, or burden, [3][4][5] and was used as the flagship for ...
The Santa Maria Ship & Museum was a museum ship in downtown Columbus, Ohio. The craft was a full-size replica of the Santa María, one of three ships Christopher Columbus used in 1492 during his first voyage to the Americas. The ship was displayed in Columbus from 1991 to 2014, when it had to be relocated due to the Scioto Mile project ...
The Wharf of the Caravels (Spanish: Muelle de las Carabelas) is a museum in Palos de la Frontera, in the province of Huelva, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Its most prominent exhibits are replicas of Christopher Columbus 's boats for his first voyage to the Americas, the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa María.
The Santa María class of guided missile frigates is the Spanish Navy 's designation for six warships based on the United States Oliver Hazard Perry -class frigates. Spanish ships have a slightly bigger beam and were built with a greater weight reserve for future improvements. Other changes from the basic model include Meroka replacing Phalanx ...
Santa Catarina, Portuguese carrack which was seized by the Dutch East India Company off Singapore in 1603. Nossa Senhora da Graça, Portuguese carrack sunk in a Japanese attack near Nagasaki in 1610; Peter von Danzig, ship of the Hanseatic League in 1460s–1470s. La Gran Carracca, the ship of the Order of St. John during their rule over Malta. [9]
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Santa María (F81) is the lead ship of six Spanish-built Santa Maria -class frigates of the Spanish Navy, based on the American Oliver Hazard Perry class design. The vessel was constructed in 1982 and was launched on 11 November 1984. Santa María was commissioned on 12 October 1986. The frigate has served in NATO maritime operations.
The Santa Maria hijacking was carried out on 22 January 1961 [1][2] when Portuguese and Spanish political rebels seized control of a Portuguese passenger ship, aiming to force political change in Portugal. The action was also known as Operation Dulcineia, the code name given by its chief architect and leader, Portuguese military officer, writer ...