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The North Atlantic in the 15th century featured the following:
- 6 Catalogued cyclones
- 0 Estimated Intensities / 6 Unknown
- 0 Known Fatalities
- 10 Buildings Damaged
- 3 Buildings Destroyed
- Strongest: Unknown
- Most intense: Unknown
- Deadliest: Unknown
- Most destructive: Storm One (1495) – 13 buildings affected
- Wettest: Unknown
- Highest Surge: Unknown
The Santa Maria (1892 replica pictured), one of the ships on the voyages of Christopher Columbus. He first experienced a hurricane on his second voyage in 1494.