 Site of the sunken Berkshire No. 7
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| History | |
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| Owner | Steward J. Dailey |
| Operator | S. J. Dailey Company |
| Route | Connecticut–Long Island Sound |
| Ordered | 1935 |
| Builder | Jacobson and Peterson, Inc. |
| Completed | 1935 |
| Out of service | 1974 |
| Fate | Sunk in 1974 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Canal barge |
| Tonnage | 216 |
| Length | 104 feet (32 m) |
| Beam | 20 feet (6.1 m) |
| Depth of hold | 10 feet (3.0 m) |
Berkshire No. 7 | |
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| Location | Bridgeport Harbor, Bridgeport, Connecticut |
| Coordinates | 41°10′42″N 73°11′14″W / 41.17833°N 73.18722°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1935 |
| Architect | Jacobson, Irving |
| NRHP reference No. | 78002837[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 21, 1978 |
Berkshire No. 7 is a wood and steel barge constructed in 1935. It is historically important as a transitional canal barge and as one of the few surviving wooden-hulled canal boats. It was used to transport bulk cargo, including shipping fertilizer, from Connecticut to Long Island Sound. It sank in 1974 along with the Elmer S. Dailey and the Priscilla Dailey in the harbor of Bridgeport, Connecticut, on the west side of the Pequonnock River. The sunken vessel has deteriorated to the point that a salvage operation could result in breaking it apart. The Berkshire No. 7 was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 21, 1978.