Elmer S. Dailey, Historic wooden barge and shipwreck site in Bridgeport, Connecticut, US
The Elmer S. Dailey extends 105.2 feet in length with a beam of 17.9 feet and contains two Fairbanks-Morse in-line six-cylinder diesel engines.
Built in 1915 at Tonawanda, New York, the vessel operated as Claire B. Follette before its reconstruction and renaming in 1928 at Brown Drydock, Staten Island.
The vessel represents the final remaining example of Erie Canal boats, marking a critical period in American maritime transportation and commerce development.
The sunken vessel rests at coordinates 41.1783, -73.1872, registered under number 166315 and received National Historic Place designation on December 21, 1978.
The barge sank in 1974, pulling two additional vessels, Berkshire No. 7 and Priscilla Dailey, into the waters of Bridgeport Harbor.
GPS coordinates: 41.17830,-73.18720
Latest update: March 11, 2025 12:21
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