SS ''Regina'' was a tanker built in

Belfast Belfast (, , , ; from ) is the capital city and principal port of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan and connected to the open sea through Belfast Lough and the North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland), North Channel ...

in 1904 that sank on March 8, 1940, near Bradenton Beach, United States. Her wreck is located in the

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, off Bradenton Beach. In April 2005, the wreck became the tenth Florida Underwater Archaeological Preserve.Report to Florida Historical Commission, Bureau of Archaeological Research, October 20, 2005
On December 6, 2005, it was added to the United States

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References

External links

The Underwater Archaeological Preserves
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Regina
** Original Regina Underwater Archaeological Preserve Proposal (
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National Register of Historic Places in Manatee County, Florida Shipwrecks of the Florida coast Maritime incidents in March 1940 Shipwrecks on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida Ships built in Belfast 1904 ships Florida Underwater Archaeological Preserves {{US-archaeology-stub