1978 Lewis Wilson Foy
Steel twin-screw self-unloading Great Lakes bulk freighter
Built at Sturgeon Bay WI by Bay Shipbuilding Co., Hull 717
Built in two sections. Bow section: keel laid Oct 8, 1976; launched April 28, 1977. Stern section built in drydock: keel laid Aug 5, 1976; floated Feb 26, 1977. Sections joined July 12, 1977.
Was to have been named Burns Harbor but name changed before launch (Next vessel built for this fleet was named Burns Harbor.)
1000’ LOA, 990’1” LBP, 105’ beam, 56’ depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 24’, oil-fired diesel engines, 16000 BHP
Enrolled at
988.8 x 105.0 x 56.7, 35652 GT, 33263 NT US 592377 to:
Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Cleveland OH
Entered service June 8, 1978 clearing Sturgeon Bay WI light for Superior WI
Sold 1990 to Columbia Transportation Division Oglebay Norton Co, Cleveland OH
Renamed Oglebay Norton 1991
Sold 2006 to Liberty Steamship Co., a subsidiary of American Steamship Co., Williamsville NY and renamed American Integrity.
IMO 7514696
In service 2011 for American Steamship Co.
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