Christopher Columbus replica ship docks at Great Yarmouth
The boat, which is a floating museum, was built by the Nao Victoria Foundation and was constructed in Spain by almost 100 tradespeople including shipwrights, ropemakers and maritime craftsmen before launching in 2018.She weighs in at about 180 tonnes, is 29m (95ft) long, and 8m (26ft) wide.The original Santa Maria was the largest of the three small ships used by Christopher Columbus in his first expedition across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492.The visit comes after thousands of people were brought to the seaside town to see the Galeon Andalucía Spanish ship last year.
Ms Paine, 64, said she and her husband - who are holidaying in Beccles, Suffolk - saw the "amazing" boat as they were driving and decided to park the car and take a look. "It blows my mind to think people went out into the unknown on things like that when you see how stormy the seas are and did all that discovering - it's amazing," Mr Paine said.
Cameron, 12, went to see the ship with his mother April and said it felt like he was "standing in front of history". "It's fantastic for the area and it makes me feel quite proud to be part of the area," April added."It's so vast... you look up at the crows nest and it's enormous." The boat will be docked at the South Quay before it departs on 21 July.
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