Integrity

Integrity

1996-Present

Articulated Barge, Self-Unloading Cement Carrier; Paired with Tugboat G. L. Ostrander

Integrity / G. L. Ostrander, St. Marys River, 5/15/2021. Roger LeLievre

Specs

Build Information

Year Built: 1996

Builder: Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, WI

Hull #740

Registry: U.S. 1044267

IMO #8637213

Laid Down: —

Launch Date: —

Commissioned: August 6, 1996

Paired Tugboats:

Construction

The Integrity was constructed in 1996 by Bay Shipbuilding of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, as a self-unloading cement barge for American Transport Leasing of Muskegon, Michigan. The barge was to be operated by Andrie, Inc. of Muskegon under a cargo contract to Lafarge Holcim.

The Integrity was the second of two nearly identical self-unloading cement barges constructed by Bay Shipbuilding, her sister being the Innovation of 2006. The Integrity is equipped with a Fuller-Kinyon cement pump discharge system.

The barge is equipped with a Bludworth-style Articulated Tug-Barge connection, allowing the tug and barge to connect and operate together.

General Stats

Length Overall [Combined Tug & Barge]: 544′

Length Overall [Barge]: 460′

Breadth: 70′

Depth: 37′

Loaded Draft: 26’06”

Capacity: 17,557 Tons

Vessel Type: Self-Unloading Cement Carrier; Barge

Number of Cargo Holds: 8

Number of Hatches: —

Primary Operations: Cement Trade

History

Lineage

Integrity – 1996-Present

Owner: American Transport Leasing, Muskegon, MI [Under cargo charter to Lafarge Holcim]

Operator: Andrie, Inc., Muskegon, MI

Flag: United States

Home Port: Cleveland, OH

Her Story

The Integrity was constructed in 1996 by Bay Shipbuilding of Sturgeon Bay, WI, as a self-unloading cement barge for American Transport Leasing of Muskegon, MI. The barge was to be operated by Andrie, Inc. of Muskegon under a cargo contract to Lafarge Holcim.

Integrity was paired with the tugboat Jacklyn M. in mid-1996, and the pair entered service for Lafarge on August 6, 1996, departing Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, for Alpena, MI, to load cement. Upon the pair entering service, the older steamers E. M. Ford and S. T. Crapo were laid up for the final time at the end of the season.

The tug was renamed G. L. Ostrander in 2004 after an executive at Lafarge.

The Integrity / G. L. Ostrander continue to serve Lafarge cement, being operated and managed by Andrie, Inc. of Muskegon, MI.

Compiled By Brendan Falkowski

Updated on November 3, 2020

Gallery

  • Integrity / G. L. Ostrander unloading at Detroit, Michigan, October 2, 2005. Photo by Roger LeLievre
  • G. L. Ostrander in the notch of her barge Integrity, unloading at Detroit, Michigan, October 2, 2005. Photo by Roger LeLievre
  • Integrity / G. L. Ostrander at Port Huron, Michigan, September 23, 2007. Photo by Roger LeLievre
  • G. L. Ostrander in the notch of her barge Integrity, at Port Huron, Michigan, September 23, 2007. Photo by Roger LeLievre
  • Integrity / G. L. Ostrander on the St. Marys River, August 18, 2010. Photo by Roger LeLievre
  • G. L. Ostrander in the notch of her barge, Integrity, on the St. Marys River, August 18, 2010. Photo by Roger LeLievre
  • Integrity / G. L. Ostrander on the St. Marys River, August 18, 2010. Photo by Roger LeLievre
  • G. L. Ostrander in the notch of Integrity, on the St. Clair River, June 26, 2016. Photo by Isaac Pennock
  • Integrity / G. L. Ostrander on the St. Clair River, July 3, 2019. Photo by Isaac Pennock
  • Integrity / G. L. Ostrander in winter layup at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, January 7, 2020. Photo by Isaac Pennock
  • Integrity / G. L. Ostrander in winter layup at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, March 7, 2020. Photo by Isaac Pennock
  • Integrity / G. L. Ostrander arriving at Muskegon, Michigan, May 24, 2020. Photo by Brendan Falkowski
  • Integrity / G. L. Ostrander, St. Marys River, 5/15/2021. Roger LeLievre

Sources

Greenwood’s Guide to Great Lakes Shipping 2016, Harbor House Publishers, 2016. Pp. 7.4.

Pennock, Isaac. “G. L. Ostrander”. Great Lakes Tugs & Workboats. N.d. Accessed 3 November 2020. <https://gltugs.wordpress.com/g-l-ostrander/>