Berkshire No. 7 is a wood and steel barge that was sunk in Bridgeport Harbor

Bridgeport Harbor

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, in Bridgeport, Connecticut

Bridgeport, Connecticut

Bridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Located in Fairfield County, the city had an estimated population of 144,229 at the 2010 United States Census and is the core of the Greater Bridgeport area...

, listed on the National Register of Historic Places

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 in 1978. It was built in 1935, which makes it unusually young for NRHP listing. No part of the barge was visible above water.

When it sank, it took two other barges moored to it down as well: The Priscilla Dailey, built in 1929 and the Elmer S. Dailey, built in 1915. At low tide, the gunwale of one barge is visible from the Stratford Avenue Bridge. In 1997, the State Police

Connecticut State Police

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 diving team inspected the vessels and reported that much deterioration had taken place. These barges are the only shipwrecks in Connecticut listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

See also

• History of Bridgeport, Connecticut
  History of Bridgeport, Connecticut
  The history of Bridgeport, Connecticut was, in the late 17th and most of the 18th century, one of land acquisitions from the native inhabitants, farming and fishing. From the mid-18th century to the mid-19th century, Bridgeport's history was one of shipbuilding, whaling and rapid growth...
  
  
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Bridgeport, Connecticut
  National Register of Historic Places listings in Bridgeport, Connecticut
  This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Bridgeport, Connecticut.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States...