La Pinta (Spanish for The Painted One, The Look, or The Spotted One) was the fastest of the three Spanish ships used by Christopher Columbus in his first...

Look up pinta in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pinta may refer to: Pinta (ship), used by Christopher Columbus Pinta (yacht), yachts owned by Willi Illbruck...

The Pinta Island tortoise (Chelonoidis niger abingdonii), also known as the Pinta giant tortoise, Abingdon Island tortoise, or Abingdon Island giant tortoise...

Girl"), and La Pinta ("The Painted"). All these ships were second-hand (if not third- or more) and were not intended for exploration. Niña, Pinta, and the Santa...

was a standard caravel-type vessel. The other ships of the Columbus expedition were the caravel-type Pinta and the carrack-type Santa María. Niña was by...

(2,549 ft). The Spanish name Pinta—an adjective meaning "spotted"—honors the Pinta, the nickname of one of the three ships of Christopher Columbus's first...

earlier examples. The most famous examples of caravels were the Niña and the Pinta. The caravel became increasingly common in Northern European waters from...

included a ship named Pinta probably identical to that from the first expedition. In addition, the expedition saw the construction of the first ship in the...

Columbus set sail in the Niña in search of the third ship in the fleet, the Pinta. The Pinta was commanded by Martín Alonzo Pinzón, and had been absent...

(Spanish: Solitario George or Jorge, c. 1910 – June 24, 2012) was a male Pinta Island tortoise (Chelonoidis niger abingdonii) and the last known individual...

Columbus on his first voyage to the New World in 1492, as captain of the Pinta. His youngest brother Vicente Yáñez Pinzón was captain of the Niña, and...

the first ship to circumnavigate the globe and the only Magellan ship to return Columbus' Ships (G.A. Closs, 1892): the Santa Maria and Pinta are shown...

The Anatomy of the Ship series of books are comprehensive treatments of the design and construction of individual ships. They have been published by Conway...

it in memory of the Island. The three ships that Columbus used in his journey are represented, the Niña, the Pinta and the Santa María in this Castle Monument...

Terry Pratchett, 1997 (name parodies the Pinta) Moby-Dick by Herman Melville, 1851 Pequod – American whaling ship searching for Moby-Dick Bouton de Rose...

María was a small carrack of about 150 tons and served as the flagship, the Pinta and Niña were caravels of around 15–20 m with a beam of 6 m and a displacement...

explorers. Columbus used one nau, La Santa María, and two caravels, La Pinta and La Niña, on his journey across the Atlantic. It was so successful because...

USS Pinta was an iron-hulled screw tug of the United States Navy, launched on October 29, 1864, by Reaney, Son & Archbold, Chester, Pennsylvania, completed...

ship replica is a reconstruction of a no longer existing ship. Replicas can range from authentically reconstructed, fully seaworthy ships, to ships of...

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Columbus set sail in the Niña in search of the third ship in the fleet, the Pinta. The Pinta was commanded by Martín Alonzo Pinzón and had been absent...

dolphins can be seen here. Pinta Island was home to the last remaining Pinta tortoise, called Lonesome George. He was moved from Pinta Island to the Charles...

served as the captains of the Pinta and Niña on Christopher Columbus's first voyage. Pinta Island is named after the ship itself. The English pirate William...

given designation of PTO2020, (Pinta Torjunta Ohjus 2020 or Surface Strike Missile 2020) instead of old designation(Anti Ship Missile). Once Squadron 2000...

July 5, 1941. p. 3. Gilmour, Austin (July 6, 1941). "Along The Waterfront: Pinta and Crew Find Bahamas Paradise For Mild Adventure". The Miami Herald. p...

two-dog attack George (lobster) George (snail) Lonesome George, the last Pinta Island tortoise George (club), a members club on Mount Street in London's...

This list of ship launches in the 15th century includes a chronological list of some ships launched from 1400 to 1499. Wilson, Ben (2013). Empire of the...

along the northern coast of Hispaniola with a single ship until he encountered Pinzón and the Pinta on 6 January. On 13 January 1493, Columbus made his...

known as Pedro Madruga, Count of Caminha. On March 1, 1493, the Pinta, one of the ships from Columbus' voyage to the New World returned to Europe and arrived...

buoyancy. USS Pinta arrived on September 19 from Sitka, bringing carpenters and planking to make repairs. Additional materials were required, so Pinta made a...