Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Our World Tuesday - Ships, December 8, 2015

Mid-Way Marina, Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA, November 25, 2015
Replicas of two of Christopher Columbus' ships stopped for a week at the marina on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. The Pinta is in front with the Nina behind her.

The Pinta replica is a little larger than the original ship, but the Nina is the same size as Columbus' ship. They get their black color from the tar used to make the hull water-tight.

Replica of the Nina
The crew sails them as much as possible, but they have diesel engines as back-up power. I cannot imagine crossing the Atlantic Ocean on such a small sailing ship - no diesel power in 1492. And a lot of people at that time still believed the world was flat, and a ship would drop off the edge!

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14 comments:

  1. Must be a marvelous sight when the sails are raised.

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  2. Even when I have seen full sized replicas of these kinds of ships, I am surprised at how small they are! Nice pictures.

    Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

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  3. Aren't they amazing? I cannot imagine crossing the Atlantic on any of the,! Very brave sailors, I think. I saw replicas a couple of years ago going through the canal between Lakes Ontario and Erie.

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  4. They are amazing! I would not want to cross the Atlantic on them though. Beautiful shots. Have a happy week!

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  5. Tall ships are always fascinating to see.

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  6. Amazing! I love tall ships! My father, who was a sailor always said: "in the old days they had wooden ships and iron sailors, now they have iron ships and wooden..." precicely!

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  7. Fascinating ships and great photography!

    Wishing you the love and magic of the season,
    artmusedog and carol

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  8. Those ships look so small. Hard to believe they took a crew of men all the way across the ocean. Thanks for stopping by my blog! :)

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  9. I love to see ships like this. They are such a treat.

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  10. Great photos! I've been on the Nina replica before. So interesting!

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  11. Wonderful looking ships! I wouldn't want to cross the Atlantic Ocean on one of those either.

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