I missed this US debt clock post. If Columbus’ ship was posted, that is interesting to me as Columbus’ wife - Filipa Moniz Perestrello - was the daughter of Portuguese captain Bartolomeu P. who is said to have been a member of the Order of Christ and sailed with Prince Henry the Navigator, the head of the Order or Knights of Christ, a continuation of the Knights Templar in Portugal.

Andrew Sinclair wrote a neat book on the Knight Templars, Columbus, and Scottish sailors who benefited from sharing maps they shared thanks to their K. Templar connections. The Sword and the Grail published in 1992. Goodreads review: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/931863.The_Sword_the_Grail