A BAFTA award winning documentary film, filmed and directed by David Peat and produced by Pamela Drynan and Ewan Angus for Tern TV/BBC Scotland. For those of you who are enthusiasts of Campbeltown-built boats this will be sad to watch – the film charts the decommissioning of the Steadfast IV…
We are grateful to Ronnie Young of Shetland for this short article published in Fishing News on 11th October, 1996 about the launching of the hull of the Steadfast IV FR 443 (Yard No. 100) which was commissioned by Alex West/Steadfast Fishing Company, Fraserburgh. Latest hull launched – an article…
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 grateful to Ronnie Young of Shetland for sharing his memorabilia with us. This particular archive entry is an article about the Campbeltown-built Connaught FR 131 (Yard No. 75). The Connaught II was built for the Stephen Green of Fraserburgh. This article was published in Fishing News on 4th…
FIDELIS TAKES TO THE SEA and A “dressed over-all” Fidelis II – an article and a photograph from the Campbeltown Courier, both published on 3rd March, 1978 (Courtesy of Campbeltown Library). The article is about the launch of Fidelis II FR 319 (Yard No. 39) which was built at Campbeltown…
We are very grateful to Ian Gourlay for sharing these photos of the Radiant Star FR 73. This special boat is almost 50 years old and was built at Campbeltown Shipyard in 1970 as the St Adrian KY 245 (Yard No. 002) for Anstruther skipper, David Tod, who also worked…
Jackie Green’s first memories of the launch his uncle Stephen’s boat, the Connaught II FR 131, were when he was only 4 years old. Jackie remembers being on a long bus journey with his family and others, on their way from Fraserburgh to Campbeltown. Jackie recalls, “There was a suitcase…
Helenus FR 121 was built at Campbeltown Shipyard in 1987 as Wave Sheaf LK134 (Yard No. 80) for Tomas Goodlad of Hamnavoe, Shetland. We have published some photographs by Bobby Wylie of her from the time of her launch/sea trials in Campbeltown. The Wave Sheaf is still fishing out of…
Helenus FR 121 was built at Campbeltown Shipyard in 1987 as Wave Sheaf LK134 (Yard No. 80) for Thomas Goodlad of Hamnavoe, Shetland. We have published some photographs by Bobby Wylie of her from the time of her launch/sea trials in Campbeltown. The Wave Sheaf is still fishing out of…
