Sixth Arrival for American Integrity on May 6th, 2021

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This Great Lakes self unloading bulk carrier was built in two sections as hull #717 by Bay Shipbuilding and Dry Dock co., Sturgeon Bay, WI. The keel for the 660' bow section was laid on October 6, 1976 and was launched April 28, 1977. The completed "super carrier" was launched June 6, 1978 as the Lewis Wilson Foy for her new owners Bethlehem Steel Corp., Great Lakes Steamship Division, Cleveland, OH., making her the sixth of the thirteen 1,000 footers to be launched on the Great Lakes

She is powered by 4 GM Electro-Motive Division 20-645-E7 V-20 cylinder two stroke cycle, single acting 3,600 b.h.p diesel engines burning marine diesel oil. The power is fed through Falk single reduction gears to 2 controllable pitch propellers giving the vessel a service speed of 18.4 m.p.h. She is equipped with both bow and stern thrusters. She is capable of carrying 78,850 tons at a draft of 34' 00". Her self unloading system feeds a stern mounted 250' discharge boom that can be swung 92 degrees to port or starboard and unload at a rate of up to 8,930 tons (10,000 net tons) per hour.

Lewis Wilson Foy was renamed Oglebay Norton after Bethlehem Steel sold the ship to Columbia Transportation Division on July 16, 1990. This made the Norton the second 1,000 foot "super carrier" to sail for the Columbia fleet, the first being the Columbia Star (later renamed to American Century). With the phasing out of the Columbia Transportation Division in 1994, the vessel came under the direct ownership of Oglebay Norton Co. with a resulting change in the paint scheme of her stacks (the 5-pointed star with the "C" replaced with a 4-pointed star with "ON") and a new corporate logo appearing below her name on her bow.

Oglebay Norton set a limestone record in 1992 when she loaded 52,749 tons of the product.

The Oglebay Norton remained owned by Oglebay Norton Marine Services Co., LLC; a division of Oglebay Norton Co. In January of 2002, Oglebay Norton Marine and American Steamship Co. pooled their fleet operations under the United Shipping Alliance, LLC name with both partner companies retaining ownership of their individual assets. The Oglebay Norton's trade routes are now focused on western coal from Lake Superior ports to power plants at Monroe and St. Clair, MI; supplemented with loads of taconite pellets.

On June 6, 2006 in a joint announcement made with American Steamship Co. of Williamsville, NY, Oglebay Norton Co. announced the sale of the Oglebay Norton and five of her fleetmates to American Steamship Co. (ASC) for $120 million. With the sale came a new name: American Integrity. The other vessels going to ASC were the Armco (renamed American Valor), Columbia Star (renamed American Century), Courtney Burton (renamed American Fortitude, now scrapped), Fred R. White Jr. (renamed American Courage), and Middletown (renamed American Victory, now scrapped).

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