On Wednesday, Sept. 3, 1913, the Manitowoc Daily Herald announced replicas of Christopher Columbus’s ships (the Nina, Pinta ...

The ships of Christopher Columbus's First Fleet—the flagship Santa Maria flanked by Niña and Pinta—are depicted in this undated woodcut. Only the fate of Santa Maria is known. Photograph from ...

Replicas of Columbus' ships, the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria, sail past the Statue of Liberty June 26, 1992, to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Columbus' landing in the Americas. AFP/Getty Images ...

After Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue, the physical remains of his ships -- the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria -- remain lost. Bettmann Archive The 15th century explorer landed ...

An explorer said he may have found Christopher Columbus' Santa Maria ship off the waters of Haiti. The Santa Maria ran aground in 1492, just months after Columbus landed. But what happened to the ...

Shipwreck Off Haiti Could be Columbus's Santa Maria, Explorers Say Published May 13, 2014 at 11:29 AM EDT Updated Feb 17, 2016 at 3:15 PM EST Replicas of La Pinta, La Santa Maria and La Nina, the ...

This image of a Santa Maria replica was taken around 1904. Detroit Publishing Co./Library of Congress. It's a mystery over 500 years in the making.

It's been missing for more than 500 years. But now there are reports that the Santa Maria, the largest ship among the trio that made Christopher Columbus' first expedition to North America, may be ...

On Wednesday, Sept. 3, 1913, the Manitowoc Daily Herald announced replicas of Christopher Columbus’s ships (the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria) would arrive in Manitowoc the next day.

A world-renowned explorer believes he has found the long-lost cargo ship of Christopher Columbus (pictured). The much smaller Nina and Pinta managed to find their way back to the Old World.

Columbus' other ships – the smaller Nina and Pinta – returned to Europe after their North American expedition, but their whereabouts are unknown and they are presumed gone.