<P> A replica , depicted as a Carrack , was commissioned by the city of Columbus , Ohio . It was built by the Scarano Brothers Boat Building Company in Albany , New York , who later cut the ship in half and transported it by truck to the Scioto River . The replica cost about 1.2 million dollars . The ship was constructed out of white cedar as opposed to an oak wood used on the original to give the ship a long life in the Scioto River and to reduce cost . The main mast was carved out of a single douglas fir tree and was equipped with a top sail ( since removed ) . The ship was built using power tools , with a hull length of 29.6 m ( 97 ft ) , keel length 16.1 m ( 53 ft ) , beam 7.9 m ( 26 ft ) , depth 3.2 m ( 10 ft ) and load 223.8 metric tons of displacement . The foremast is 9.7 m ( 32 ft ) high , the mainmast is 15.9 m ( 52 ft ) and mizzen mast is 10.4 m ( 34 ft ) . The replica was declared by Jose Maria Martinez - Hidalgo , a Spanish marine historian , to be the most authentic replica of the Santa María in the world during the ship 's coronation on 12 October 1991 . </P>
<P> A replica , depicted as a Carrack , was commissioned by the city of Columbus , Ohio . It was built by the Scarano Brothers Boat Building Company in Albany , New York , who later cut the ship in half and transported it by truck to the Scioto River . The replica cost about 1.2 million dollars . The ship was constructed out of white cedar as opposed to an oak wood used on the original to give the ship a long life in the Scioto River and to reduce cost . The main mast was carved out of a single douglas fir tree and was equipped with a top sail ( since removed ) . The ship was built using power tools , with a hull length of 29.6 m ( 97 ft ) , keel length 16.1 m ( 53 ft ) , beam 7.9 m ( 26 ft ) , depth 3.2 m ( 10 ft ) and load 223.8 metric tons of displacement . The foremast is 9.7 m ( 32 ft ) high , the mainmast is 15.9 m ( 52 ft ) and mizzen mast is 10.4 m ( 34 ft ) . The replica was declared by Jose Maria Martinez - Hidalgo , a Spanish marine historian , to be the most authentic replica of the Santa María in the world during the ship 's coronation on 12 October 1991 . </P>
what type of wood was the santa maria made of
what type of wood was the santa maria made of
white cedar
white cedar