Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1944.
“SS Regina was a tanker built in Belfast in 1904 that sank on March 8, 1940, near Bradenton Beach, United States. Her wreck is located in the Gulf of Mexico, 75 yards (69 m) off Bradenton Beach.”
Wikipedia article SS Regina (1904), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 30 National Register listings published here for Manatee County · listed in 2005 · category: Site.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 44 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Regina Shipwreck Site between 1998 and 2006, burning about 8 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 41-SISTER KEY FIRE-0334 |
| 23 October 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Regina Shipwreck Site: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P and R Shell Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bradenton Beach, the town this property stands in, in 11 storm reports between 1997 and 2003: 7 waterspout, 4 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bradenton Beach | $100,000 | Utility company representatives reported that thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees, branches and power lines from Bradenton Beach east across Bradenton to Ellenton. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bradenton Beach | $35,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused major roof damage to two homes and three vehicles. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bradenton Beach | $25,000 | Strong thunderstorms moved into Bradenton Beach from the Gulf of Mexico and produced widespread damage to trees and vegetation. About $15,000 in damage occurred at a two story motel along the coast when the roof was blown off allowing rain to pour into three units on the top floor. No one was injured at the motel but 20 people were relocated across the street to another motel. The storm also caused damage to the roof of a pump house and two concrete block walls collapsed at a construction site. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bradenton Beach | - | Thunderstorm winds pushed down trees which brought down power lines. |
| June 2001 | Waterspout | Bradenton Beach | - | A waterspout was reported by Manatee county 911 dispatch, one mile west of Bradenton Beach. |
| August 2000 | Waterspout | Bradenton Beach | - | The Manatee County Beach Patrol reported a family of three waterspouts two miles offshore of Coquina Beach. |
| September 1999 | Waterspout | Bradenton Beach | - | A waterspout was observed by the public southwest of Bradenton Beach in Manatee county. |
| May 1999 | Waterspout | Bradenton Beach | - | A waterspout was reported two miles southwest of Bradenton Beach by Manatee County Emergency Management. |
| April 1999 | Waterspout | Bradenton Beach | - | Twin waterspouts were reported 200 yards west of Coquina Beach on the southern end of Anna Maria Island by the Manatee County Beach Patrol. |
| June 1999 | Waterspout | Bradenton Beach | - | The public observed and reported a waterspout over Longboat Pass. |
| May 1997 | Waterspout | Bradenton Beach | - | A waterspout formed and quickly dissipated offshore of Bradenton Beach. |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Cortez Historic District | 1.2 miles | 1995 |
 | Rufus P. Jordan House | 2.6 miles | 2005 |
 | DeSoto National Memorial | 5.2 miles | 1966 |
 | Bradenton Woman's Club | 7.8 miles | 2019 |
 | Richardson House | 7.9 miles | 2003 |
 | Bradenton Carnegie Library | 8.0 miles | 1987 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 05001355 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Manatee County | All 30 listed properties in this county. |
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