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January 21, 2004
Nina
A reproduction of Columbus' ship is set to sail as a touring maritime museum. As a long-winded professor I can only approve of this alternative teaching model. And for the record, ships are still built from the mind of a shipwright rather than from blueprints (though they tend to be called naval architects these days).
The Nina was the only ship of the original three to accompany Columbus on all three of his voyages to the New World. All told, the Nina logged more than 25,000 miles under the command of Columbus. Construction on the replica began in 1988 under the direction of American engineer and maritime historian John Patrick Sarsfield. Sarsfield decided the ship would be built in Valenca, Brazil, a location where shipbuilders could use techniques nearly identical to those used by the builders of the 1400s. The shipbuilders also used only traditional tools to construct the vessel.
Ships of the Age of Discovery were built from the mind of a shipwright, instead of blueprints. Shipbuilders had to match the specifications of the designer. More details for the modern Nina's design were provided when discoveries of sail specifications were made from 15th and 16th century Spanish shipwrecks in the Caribbean.
Ships of the Age of Discovery were built from the mind of a shipwright, instead of blueprints. Shipbuilders had to match the specifications of the designer. More details for the modern Nina's design were provided when discoveries of sail specifications were made from 15th and 16th century Spanish shipwrecks in the Caribbean.
Posted by Ghost of a flea at January 21, 2004 10:12 AM