The voices behind the ship info! Quick view of the gals and the American Integrity Duluth Departure

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Vessel Type: Laker
Class: Thousand Footer ( one of the 13 on the Great Lakes)
Flag: USA
Manager: ASC
Duluth Pier Arrival: 10/12/2022 22:12:00
Loading Dock Arrival (CN): 10/13/2022 1:36:00
Loading Dock Departure: 10/14/2022 15:00:00
Duluth Pier Departure10/14/2022 16:08:00
Delivering to: Indiana Harbor, IN

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The Lewis Wilson Foy was constructed as a self-unloading bulk carrier for Bethlehem Steel’s Great Lakes Steamship Division. She was their second 1,000-Footer. The Foy was constructed in two sections, with the keel being laid for her 340′ stern section on August 5, 1976, being floated out of the drydock on February 26, 1977. The keel for her 660′ bow section was laid on October 8, 1976, and was side-launched on April 28, 1977. The two sections were combined in drydock and floated out on June 6, 1978. She was originally to be named Burns Harbor, but while under construction her name was changed to Lewis Wilson Foy. The Foy was christened on June 8, 1978, and departed on her maiden voyage later that day bound for Superior, Wisconsin, to load ore.

The Foy collided with the E.B. Barber on September 15, 1981, sustaining minor damage. She hit the breakwall and grounded at Taconite Harbor, Minnesota, on July 6, 1982, requiring repairs to her hull.

On July 16, 1990, Bethlehem Steel announced plans to sell the Lewis Wilson Foy and her fleetmate Sparrows Point to Oglebay Norton’s Columbia Transportation Division. The deal was finalized later that year, and the Foy was repainted in Columbia Transportation colors and renamed Oglebay Norton in March 1991. In October 1994, Oglebay Norton Company assumed full ownership of the Oglebay Norton, after the Columbia Transportation Division was dissolved. The Oglebay Norton logo was applied to the bow of the ship as well as the stacks soon after the restructuring.

After being sold to Columbia, the Oglebay Norton began to carry some different cargoes. She began to participate in Oglebay Norton’s transport of Western coal from Superior, Wisconsin to Detroit Edison’s power plants in St. Clair and Monroe, Michigan, as well as delivering to facilities such as Consumers Energy’s B.C. Cobb plant at Muskegon, Michigan. She also set a limestone record in 1992, loading 57,749 tons of limestone.

Oglebay Norton filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in February 2004. On June 6, 2006, Oglebay Norton announced that they had sold six of their remaining ships to American Steamship Company of Buffalo, New York for $120 Million. The Oglebay Norton was included in the deal, and was renamed American Integrity soon after.

The American Integrity broke the Soo Locks iron ore record on September 24, 2017, with 75,095 Tons of ore. She later broke her record again on July 21, 2019, with a cargo of 76,424 Tons. The 2019 record was broken by her fleetmate Indiana Harbor a few weeks later.

In February 2020, Rand Logistics announced that they purchased American Steamship Company from their parent company GATX Corp. No immediate changes were made to the fleet, but the American Integrity did not fit out until partway through the 2020 season due to an economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. She typically is an active vessel in the ore and coal trades.