We are grateful to Bob Anderson and his son, Scott, for sending these photos of a fully functioning model of a Campbeltown-built fishing boat. Scott made the model of the Advance II INS 77 which was built at Campbeltown Shipyard as the Brereton INS 197 (Yard No. 078) in 1987…
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…
Glimpses of ’74 – a photograph of the Kestrel INS 121 (Yard No. 18) in a review of 1974, published on the 2nd January, 1975 in the Campbeltown Courier. Kestrel was built in 1974 for Ian Sutherland and Partners, Hopeman. The Kestel was renamed the Premiere in 1985 and sank…
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 boats are the Best: Article published in Campbeltown Courier, c. 1983, about various record-breaking vessels built at Campbeltown Shipyard, including Boy Andrew WK 171 (Yard No. 44) bult 1978 for Norrie Bremner, the Kiloran INS 10 (Yard No. 63) built in 1983 for Lorrant Andrews of Lossiemouth, the…
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,…
SKDT‘s Top Skippers’ Choice exhibition showcasing Campbeltown Shipyard Ltd, which ran from 15-22 February at Campbeltown Town Hall, welcomed an estimated 600 visitors from the town and from further afield. The exhibition, a snapshot of the project’s extensive online archive, was host to visits from Castlehill and Dalintober primary schools…
David Tod, Skipper of the St Adrian, Leslie Howarth, former managing Director of Campbeltown Shipyard, and Mr and Mrs John and Pamela Tait, skipper of the Sunrise, Fraserburgh. Photo: Kenny Craig South Kintyre Development Trust’s “Top Skippers’ Choice” exhibition was launched in style on Saturday 15th February, 2020, at Campbeltown…
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 grateful to Carolyn Randall for the following piece. Her father, Douglas McNaught was a key figure in the drawing office at Campbeltown Shipyard Ltd. My Memories: It was always exciting going to Dad’s office. Graeme, my brother and I had to climb steep stairs to reach it which…
