The company supplied the ships with 18 months of food, and armor and munitions as well, just in case. These 16th-century vessels were comparatively small; the largest ship was only about half the ...

Christopher Columbus was a 15th and 16th century explorer credited for connecting ... In August 1492, Columbus’s expedition set sail with three ships: the Niña, Pinta, and Santa María.

Approximately 250 ships with treasures remain on the sea ... There have been about 8,620 of them since the 16th century. "I have documented around 7,500 wrecks along the mainland coast, 1,000 ...