Berkshire No. 7

Berkshire No. 7

Site of the sunken Berkshire No. 7
History
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
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Bridgeport Harbor, Bridgeport, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°10′42″N 73°11′14″W / 41.17833°N 73.18722°W / 41.17833; -73.18722
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.