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Thatâs what the Pilgrims did in the year 1620, on a ship called Mayflower. Mayflower set sail from England in July 1620, but it had to turn back twice because Speedwell, the ship it was traveling with, leaked. After deciding to leave the leaky Speedwell behind, Mayflower finally got underway on September 6, 1620.
Santa Maria, Nina, and Pina were the convoy of ships given to Christopher Columbus during his trip of 1492. The largest was the 100 ton Santa Maria a round-bottomed nao with both square and lateen sails. The caravel Pinta was square-rigged. The small NiÃ±a also a caravel and had lateen sails.