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AMERICAN INTEGRITY - IMO 7514696

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Photographer:
Magogman [ View profile ]
Photo Category:
Great Lakes Bulkers
Added:
May 25, 2009
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1,306
Image Resolution:
2,592 x 1,944

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Wide angle view of the American Integrity as she makes her way down the St. Clair River in Michigan on May 24, 2009 -- she will be stopping in just a few miles and tying up to discharge coal for electricity generation--on our return downriver we will see her unloading. The 1,000 foot long, 105 foot wide ore and coal carrier was built in 1978 by Bay Shipbuilding Co., of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin as the Lewis Wilson Foy, a name she (he?) kept until 1991 when the massive bulker was renamed Oglebay Norton. In 2006 much of the Oglebay Norton fleet was sold to American Steamship Co., of Williamsville, NY (www.americansteamship.com) and the ship was again renamed, this time to American Intregrity. At some time in the not too distant future the ship will be painted into the black hull, white superstructure colors of the American Steamship fleet. Restricted to North America's Great Lakes due to their size, the 1,000 foot bulker is only 92 feet shorter than a Nimitz class aircraft carrier of the U.S. Navy. As an aside, if Magogman were naming this vessel, it would have been named something else as intregity seems to be lacking among many at all levels of society.

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Current name:
AMERICAN INTEGRITY

Former name(s):

 -  Oglebay Norton (Until 2006 Jun 08)

 -  Lewis Wilson Foy (Until 1990 Dec)

Current flag:
U.S.A.
Home port:
Philadelphia Pa
Vessel Type:
Bulk Carrier
Gross tonnage:
35,652 tons
Summer DWT:
92,072 tons
Length:
305 m
Draught:
8.4 m

AIS Position
of this ship

Last known position:
47°0’51.17” N, 91°25’12.68” W
Status:
Speed, course (heading):
11.8kts, 63.4° (62°)
Destination:
 - Location:
Duluth
 - Arrival:
6th Jun 2024 / 23:30:58 UTC
Last update:
about 24 hours ago
Source:
AIS (ShipXplorer)

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This ship exists in the following categories:

Ships' Lifeboats and Tenders - 1 photos

Bulkers built 1971-1980 - 1 photos

Great Lakes Bulkers - 52 photos

Great Lakes Bulkers (including more than one ship) - 1 photos

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Matt Ruscher

3 photos

Ted Blank

3 photos

Eric H.

1 photos

Ronnie Eavis

1 photos

Magogman

9 photos

rburdick27

10 photos

frtrfred

4 photos

Sam Draye

12 photos

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person
Nice photo Dave. I'd say it's a sharp ship, but it's really pretty blunt looking :-)

Allan

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Thanks! The 1,000 footers lack any aesthetics. Function won out over form - an efficient way to transport iron ore and coal. Basically they are a large rectangle of steel that floats. But -- they are quite unique given their size and the fact that they are too large for the Welland Canal and thus are restricted to Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron and Erie. Thaks for your comment.

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person
Great series of that very long ship, David. Very particular story!
Quite interesting!
Thanks to share, Robert08
:-D :-D

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person
Thanks Robert! Had a great day on the water yesterday except for the morning wind, storms and cold! :-D

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