We are very grateful to Ben Mathieson for sending us these scans of Commercial Fishing from 1977 which features the Campbeltown-built Vón TN 381 (Yard no. 36) which was built for Peter Nolsoe of the Faroe Islands. Commercial Fishing – 1977 – Vol 8 – No. 6. Courtesy of Ben…
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Campbeltown-built Research TN 449 (Yard no.43). Photo of her while she was still fishing by Sam Henderson. Who would have thought that Research TN 449 (Yard No. 43) built in 1979 would have ended up in Croatia? Research TN 449 was originally commissioned by B. Petersen and Partners of the…
THE SHIPYARD’S NEW BOAT-IN DETAIL. Article published in the Campbeltown Courier on 2nd February, 1979 about the Campbeltown-built Research TN 449 (Yard No 43) which was built in 1978/9 for B. Petersen & Partners of Torshavn, Faroe Islands. The article is about the technical aspects of the boat and its…
WHEN THE BOW BREAKS! – an article published in Campbeltown Courier on 20th October, 1978 about the launch of Vesturbugvn VN 459 (Yard No. 42), the third boat built for Faroe Islands. She was commissioned by Daniel Jacobsen & Partners, Vestmanna. Vesturbugvn means “Man of the West”. Courtesy of Campbeltown…
Mr Iain McCormick, MP for Argyll, meets some Campbeltown Shipyard Workers on Tuesday Afternoon – An Article published in the Campbeltown Courier on 8th September, 1978. Courtesy of Campbeltown Library. Can anyone identify the workers? If so, please email us. Article published in the Campbeltown Courier on 8th September, 1978….
Article published in the Campbeltown Courier on 30th June, 1978, which talks about the launch of the Fram VN 449 (Yard No. 41), an 87′ boat built at Campbeltown Shipyard for H. Christophersen & Partners of Vestmanna, the Faroe Islands. Courtesy of Campbeltown Library. Article published in the Campbeltown Courier…