The Guardian Angell K535 (Yard No. 091) was built at Campbeltown Shipyard in 1992 for Balfour Bain and Partners of Kirkwall, Orkney. You can view Bobby Wylie’s photos of the Guardian Angell’s launch here and of her sea trials in Campbeltown Loch here. In 1999 she was sold to M…
Information about the vessels
We are grateful to Ronnie Young of Shetland this article, ‘Bigger ‘Adonis’ Returns to Sea’, published in Fishing News on 2nd September, 1988 – report by James Nicholson. This article relates to alternations made to the Campbeltown-built Adonis LK 172 (Yard No. 70, 1985) at the Malakoff Yard in Shetland. …
We are very grateful to Ronnie Young for this article about the Campbeltown-built Maggie M MBE SH 170 (Yard No 81) which was written by Hugh Allen and published in Fishing News on 15th April, 1988. The Maggie M MBE was built for Scarborough Skipper, Bob Mainprize, and was named…
Sister Ship is Launched – an article about the launch of the Benaiah B 350 (Yard No. 55) which as built in 1981 for Dennis Johns, Analong. This article was published in the Campbeltown Courier on 10th April 1981. Courtesy of Campbelltown Library. Sister Ship is Launched – article published…
We are grateful to Darren Purves from the Isle of Man for this article, “Fishing Plans” about the Campbeltown-built Steadfast LH 90 (Yard No. 4). Darren has provide lost of information and images of the Steadfast which can be viewed here and here. Fishing Plans (Steadfast) – publication unknown. C.1971….
Campbeltown-built Be Ready – Photo courtesy of Ronnie McNally. We are grateful to Betty Fullerton of Burra, Shetland for sending us this link. It shows how the Campbeltown-built boat, Be Ready LK 377 (Yard no. 69), launched in 1989 for Theo Fullerton, went on fire on the 22nd January,…
Paul Braham, TSC volunteer, 2020. Photo: Jan Nimmo As part of the Top Skippers’ Choice project, volunteer Paul Barham worked on creating this timeline, charting the fortunes of the boats built by Campbeltown Shipyard from 1970 t0 2020. We are grateful to Paul for dedicating time to compiling this for…
We are very grateful to Skipper John Tait of Fraserburgh for this article published about his boat, Sunrise FR 359 ((Yard No. 67), which was built at Campbeltown Shiptard in 1984. Report by T & A Crossley. World Fishing (Fish Expo Review – East Atlantic Fishing), 1984. Courtesy of John…
We are very grateful to Ronnie Young of Shetland for allowing us scan this article about the Boy Andrew WK 170 (Yard No. 74) which was built at Campbeltown Shipyard Ltd for Andrew Bremner in 1986. This article, associated adverts and messages of good wishes were published in Fishing News…
The Debra Rose (Yard No. 93), the award-winning fish and chip restaurant, McMonagles, situated on the Forth and Clyde Canal, Clydebank, is perhaps one of Campbeltown Shipyard’s more unusual projects. “Bankie” John McMonagle, a tool-maker by trade, had been living and working in London, but he and his wife, Agnes,…