Steamer Charles M. Beeghly joined The Interlake Steamship Company fleet in 1967. When built in 1959 by American Ship Building Company at Toledo, Ohio, as Shenango II, she was one of the largest vessels (710 feet long) on the Great Lakes. In 1972, the Beeghly was lengthened by 96 feet at Fraser Shipyards, Inc., Superior, Wisconsin.  She was converted to a self-unloader at Fraser Shipyards in 1981, and is capable of discharging cargo at a rate of 6000 tons per hour.  Her steam turbine power plant was replaced with two (2) Bergen B:32:40L diesels during the 2008-2009 winter layup period.  She returned to service in June 2009. The Beeghly was named for a former president and chairman of the board of Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation. In 2010 Interlake Renamed the M/V Charles M Beeghly to the M/V Hon. James L. Oberstar. Hon. James L. Oberstar is a form congressman from Minnesota who served the US House of Representatives for nearly a half century, first as a senior Congressional aide for 11 years, and then as a representative from Minnesota for 36 years.  Most recently, he served as Chairman of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, where he earned a reputation as Congress’ primary expert on transportation issues.