Question

Name one of the ships in which Christopher Columbus travelled with his crew.
A) Dartmouth
B) Nina
C) Eleanor
D) Beaver

Answer 1

Hint: Christopher Columbus was an Italian adventurer and guide who finished four journeys across the Atlantic Ocean, opening the way for the boundless European investigation and colonization of the Americas. The journey of Christopher Columbus changed the world by presenting two entirely unexpected human advancements, European and American, to each other more than 500 years prior.

Complete answer:
Let us analyze the given options:
Option A) Dartmouth: This option is incorrect as Christopher Columbus was the first to sail across the Atlantic Ocean in 1472 with three ships- the Nina, the Santa-Maria and the Pinta. While the Dartmouth was a good-sized ship for an American vessel of the period and served as a cargo carrying workhorse for the whaling industry. Hence, the given option is wrong.

Option B) Nina: This option is correct as Christopher Columbus was the first to sail across the Atlantic Ocean in 1472 with three ships- the Nina, the Santa-Maria and the Pinta with 88 crew members. Thus, La Niña was one of the three Spanish ships used by Genoan explorer Christopher Columbus in his first journey via water to the West Indies in 1492. Hence, the given option is the right answer.

Option C) Eleanor: This option is incorrect as Christopher Columbus was the first to sail across the Atlantic Ocean in 1472 with three ships- the Nina, the Santa-Maria and the Pinta. While the Eleanor was a full rigged ship owned by Americans that had sailed from London carrying cargoes of British East India Company tea and was moored in Boston Harbor. Hence, the given option is wrong.

Option D) Beaver: This option is incorrect as Christopher Columbus was the first to sail across the Atlantic Ocean in 1472 with three ships- the Nina, the Santa-Maria and the Pinta. While the Beaver was a whaler owned by Americans that had sailed from London carrying cargoes of British East India Company tea and was moored in Boston Harbor. Hence, the given option is wrong.

Nina is one of the ships in which Christopher Columbus travelled with his crew. Therefore the correct answer is option ‘B’.

Note: Like the tradition for Spanish ships of the day, Nina bore a female saint's name, Santa Clara. However, she, a standard caravel-type vessel was commonly referred to by her nickname, La Niña, which was probably a pun on the name of her owner, Juan Niño of Moguer. Niña was by far Columbus's favorite and on Columbus's first expedition, Niña carried 26 men, captained by Vicente Yáñez Pinzón. Niña covered at least 25,000 nautical miles (46,000 km) under Columbus' command.