Memorabilia

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…

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We are grateful to Ronnie Young of Shetland for this article, “Back in the Hunt”, published in Fishing News on 16th February, 1996, about the Shemarah II LH 65 (Yard No. 97), a boat commissioned by G. Moodie & Sons Trawlers  Ltd, Longniddry. Report by Peter Johnson. Campbeltown Nets New…

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We are grateful to Ronnie Young of Shetland for this cutting published in Fishing News 8th April, 1988 – Your Guide to Fishing 88. Your Guide to… Fishing 88 Published in Fishing News on 8th April, 1988. Courtesy of Ronnie Young Campbeltown Shipyard – Stand E7. Fishing 88. Published in…

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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…

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We are grateful to Ronnie Young of Shetland for this article about the Campbeltown-built Steadfast IV FR 433 (Yard No. 100). This was published in Fishing News on 17th December, 1997.  Steadfast IV was built for Alex West, Steadfast Fishing Company, Fraserburgh in 1996. She was the last fishing vessel…

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