Built by Manitowoc Shipbuilding in Wisconsin, this laker has its pilothouse at the bow, or front, of the ship, a hallmark of Great Lakes ship design until 1974. The Ryerson is considered a “straight decker,” meaning it cannot unload its own cargo. Instead, massive bucket machines on rails, known as Huletts, once handled unloading at Great Lakes ports before the rise of the self unloading laker.