30-528: SS Regina may refer to: SS Regina (1856) , in service 1884–1889 SS Regina (1904) , a ship that sank off Bradenton Beach, Florida , in 1940; wreck is a Florida Underwater Archaeological Preserve and listed on the National Register of Historic Places SS Regina (1907) , a ship that sank in Lake Huron in
60-614: A point of land near the flow of water, such as at the confluence of the Cart and Clyde rivers. The historic county of Renfrewshire was abolished for local government purposes in 1975. The county was divided to become three of the nineteen districts in the Strathclyde region, being Eastwood , Inverclyde, and Renfrew . In the debates leading to the local government reforms of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 ,
90-597: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles SS Teutonia (1856) Teutonia was a screw steamer that was built by Caird & Company , Greenock , Renfrewshire , Scotland for the Hamburg Brazilianische Packetschiffahrt Gesellschaft in 1856. It later served with the Hamburg Amerika Line before being sold to British owners in 1877 and Italian owners in 1884, serving them under
120-731: Is divided into 25 community council areas , 20 of which have community councils as at 2023 (being those with asterisks in the list below): Renfrewshire contains several places of interest. In the west of Renfrewshire, Castle Semple Loch at Lochwinnoch and the wider Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park are natural areas of interest, as is the Gleniffer Braes country park in the south. Paisley contains several historic buildings and notable sites, including Paisley Abbey , Paisley Museum and Coats Observatory, Paisley Town Hall , Coats Memorial Church, Sma' Shot Cottages and St Mirren Park (home of St Mirren F.C. ). Outside of Paisley, Elderslie ,
150-545: Is home to Scotland's second busiest airport, Glasgow International Airport , at Abbotsinch between Paisley and Renfrew . The presence of the airport and the proximity to Glasgow means that Renfrewshire supports one of the busiest transport infrastructures in Scotland. The airport is served by the M8 motorway , which terminates in the area, just east of Langbank , and is a major artery between northwest and southwest Scotland, via
180-559: Is home to leading professional basketball team, the Scottish Rocks , who compete in the British Basketball League . The arena was also host to the 2000 Ford World Curling Championships . The two parliamentary constituencies covering Renfrewshire are Paisley and Renfrewshire North and Paisley and Renfrewshire South , being represented by Labour Party politicians Alison Taylor and Johanna Baxter of
210-556: Is located in the west central Lowlands . It borders East Renfrewshire , Glasgow City council area , Inverclyde , North Ayrshire and West Dunbartonshire , and lies on the southern bank of the River Clyde . The current council area of Renfrewshire was established in 1996. The term Renfrewshire may also be used to refer to the larger historic county, which was established in the fifteenth century. The three council areas of Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, and East Renfrewshire together form
240-556: Is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland . The council area has the same name as the historic county of Renfrewshire , which had been abolished for local government purposes in 1975, but the modern council area only covers the central part of the historic county. The eastern part of the pre-1975 county is covered by the East Renfrewshire council area, and the western part by the Inverclyde council area. Renfrewshire
270-513: The 2011 Scottish Parliament election , with the new constituencies of Renfrewshire North and West and Paisley being gained by Derek Mackay and George Adam , who became the first SNP parliamentarians in Renfrewshire. The remaining Labour seat, Renfrewshire South , was gained by the SNP's Tom Arthur at the 2016 Scottish election . Arthur and Adam were re-elected in 2021 winning over half
300-671: The Great Lakes Storm of 1913 ; wreck is a dive site in the Sanilac Shores Underwater Preserve SS ; Regina (1917) , a passenger ship built by Harland and Wolff for the Dominion Line in 1917 SS Regina (1939) , an ocean liner owned by Chandris Lines , scrapped in 1985. See also [ edit ] HMCS Regina RMS Regina [REDACTED] [REDACTED] List of ships with
330-466: The Renfrewshire lieutenancy area . The same area also has a joint valuation board area for electoral registration and local tax valuation purposes. The three council areas together are sometimes referred to as Greater Renfrewshire to distinguish them from the council area called Renfrewshire. The town of Paisley is the area's main settlement and centre of local government . The area also contains
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#1732787204408360-773: The University of the West of Scotland , a new university that was granted university status in 1992 as the University of Paisley. Prior to this, the Paisley Technical College and School of Art was a Central Institution or polytechnic . In 2007 the university merged with Bell College , a further education college in Hamilton , South Lanarkshire and the UWS name was adopted. The university today has sites across
390-654: The Brambles, in the Solent . She was refloated after two hours. In January 1869, she collided with the steamship A. G. Brown in the Mississippi River , sinking her. In 1877, Teutonia was sold to Henry Flinn, Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom. The ship was reflagged to the United Kingdom and registered at Liverpool. The United Kingdom official number 76476 was allocated. It was operated under
420-602: The Mississippi and Dominion Steamship Co in 1884 and was sold later that year to Francesco Costa, Italy and renamed Regina . Renamed Piemontese in 1889 and Città di Savona in 1890; the ship was sold in 1891 to the Italian company Schiaffino and renamed Mentana . The ship was scrapped in 1894 at La Spezia , Italy. Renfrewshire Renfrewshire ( / ˈ r ɛ n f r uː ʃ ɪər , - ʃ ər / ) ( Scots : Renfrewshire ; Scottish Gaelic : Siorrachd Rinn Friù )
450-521: The claimed birthplace of Scottish knight William Wallace , contains a monument in his honour, while the Weaver's Cottage at Kilbarchan is in the care of the National Trust for Scotland . The town of Johnstone is notable for Johnstone Castle , Johnstone High Parish Church and for containing a museum within a supermarket. The Braehead Arena in Renfrewshire close to the boundary with Glasgow
480-569: The government conceded to allow Inverclyde to continue as a separate authority, the name West Renfrewshire was dropped. The central district was instead named Renfrewshire, despite only covering the central part of the historic county of that name. The new Renfrewshire covered the former Renfrew district except for the Barrhead electoral division (which also included Neilston) which went instead to East Renfrewshire. The new council areas came into effect on 1 April 1996. The Braehead shopping centre
510-445: The government initially proposed replacing these three districts with two council areas: "West Renfrewshire", covering Inverclyde district and the western parts of Renfrew district (including Paisley, Johnstone , and Renfrew), and "East Renfrewshire", covering Eastwood district and the eastern parts of Renfrew district (including Barrhead , Neilston and Ralston ). The proposals were criticised, with West Renfrewshire having three times
540-666: The historic county town of Renfrew . The name Renfrewshire derives from being the shire (the area controlled by a sheriff ) administered from the royal burgh of Renfrew . The name Renfrew has been attested since the Roman occupation of Britain. The name is believed to originate from Common Brittonic / Cumbric , from ren, as in Scottish Gaelic : rinn , or as in Welsh : rhyn (a point or cape of land) and from frew, as in Welsh : fraw , or ffrau (flow of water). This suggests
570-753: The loss of four crew. The captain of Smuggler was the only survivor. On 10 January 1858, she rescued the crew of the French barque Louis Armand , which had sprung a leak in the Atlantic Ocean and was sinking. In 1858, the ship was sold to the Hamburg Amerika Line . In 1862, a new compound steam engine was installed. Built by the Rieherstieg Schiffswerfte und Maschinenfabrik, Hamburg, it had cylinders of 48 inches (120 cm) and 80 inches (200 cm) diameter by 36 inches (91 cm) stroke. On 2 June 1860, Teutonia ran aground on
600-477: The management of the Dominion Line of London . In December, she ran aground 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Cape Mayor, near Santander, Spain . In 1878, the ship was sold to the Mississippi and Dominion Steamship Co, Liverpool. In November 1880, she caught fire at New Orleans , Louisiana, United States. In 1882, Teutonia was sold T Baker and registered at Cardiff , Glamorgan . It was sold back to
630-465: The names Regina , Piemontese , Città di Savona and Mentana The ship was scrapped in 1894. It was a 2,693 gross ton ship. The ship was 212 feet 1 inch (64.64 m) long, with a beam of 39 feet 4 inches (11.99 m) and a depth of 17 feet 8 inches (5.38 m). A 350 hp steam engine drove a single screw propeller. The ship had a maximum speed under steam of 12 knots (22 km/h). Also propelled by sails,
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#1732787204408660-410: The national result. The turnout was 117,612 or 87.3%, the highest recorded in the democratic era. With a turnout of 69.2% (88,197), Renfrewshire voted to remain in the 2016 European Union membership referendum with 64.8% (57,119) of votes cast in favour of remaining while 35.2% (31,010) were for leaving. This was the sixth highest vote for Remain out of Scotland's 32 councils. Renfrewshire contains
690-500: The population of East Renfrewshire; the accusation was made in parliament that the proposed changes constituted gerrymandering , with East Renfrewshire only being kept separate because it had more Conservative voters. The proposals were not supported locally, with Inverclyde successfully campaigning to be allowed to form its own council area, and the Ralston area voting in a referendum not to be transferred to East Renfrewshire. When
720-709: The respectively. Created in 2005, both seats had held by the Labour Party, until they were won by Gavin Newlands and Mhairi Black with swings of over 26% in the SNP landslide at the 2015 general election . Both seats returned to Labour following the 2024 general election. Following the establishment of the Scottish Parliament in 1999, the Labour Party held the three seats covering Renfrewshire, although with lower majorities than their House of Commons equivalents. Constituency boundaries were redrawn for
750-498: The same or similar names This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SS_Regina&oldid=1110023232 " Categories : Set index articles on ships Ship names Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
780-471: The ship was rigged as a barque . The ship had accommodation for 50 first class, 135 second class and 310 third class passengers. Her sister ship was Petropolis . The ship was built as yard number 48 by Caird & Company at its Cartsdyke Mid Yard in Greenock , Renfrewshire , United Kingdom for the Hamburg Brazilianische Packetschiffahrt Gesellschaft. Its port of registry was Hamburg . The ship
810-518: The vote in their respective seats, while Mackay was replaced by Renfrewshire Councillor Natalie Don . Renfrewshire is also contained with the West Scotland which elects seven additional members. A majority of Renfrewshire rejected independence in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum , although with 55,466 (47.2%) votes cast in favour and 62,067 (52.8%) against, the Yes vote was higher than
840-948: The west of Scotland, notably also in Ayr and a joint campus in Dumfries ; the main campus remains in Paisley. Further education is provided by Paisley Campus of West College Scotland in Paisley , which caters to around 20,000 students. The college also has sites in Inverclyde and West Dumbartonshire . Renfrewshire contains eleven state secondary schools: Castlehead High School, Gleniffer High School, Gryffe High School, Johnstone High School, Linwood High School, Paisley Grammar School, Park Mains High School, Renfrew High School, St Andrew's Academy, St Benedict's High School, and Trinity High School. It also has 51 primary schools and three schools for children with additional support needs . Renfrewshire
870-606: Was built in 1999 straddling the boundary between Renfrewshire and Glasgow, leading to a dispute between the two councils. It was agreed that the boundary should be changed to place the whole centre in one council area, but both authorities wanted it. In 2002, the Local Government Boundary Commission eventually redrew the boundary to include all of the centre in Renfrewshire. Largest settlements by population: 77,270 24,270 15,930 15,010 8,450 7,920 6,360 5,480 4,920 3,300 The area
900-520: Was launched on 4 October 1856. It sailed from Hamburg on its maiden voyage on 20 December for Southampton , Hampshire , United Kingdom then Lisbon , Portugal, Pernambuco , Bahia and Rio de Janeiro , Empire of Brazil . On 7 March 1857, Teutonia collided with the British schooner Smuggler in the Bay of Biscay whilst on a voyage from Brazil to Southampton , United Kingdom . Smuggler sank with
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