We are very grateful to Ronnie Young of Shetland for this article about the Campbeltown-built Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84), which was published in Fishing News on 17th March, 1989. The Maranatha II was built for the Pitcairn Fishing Company (Niven Ogg and Neil Rumbles), Lochinver. The Maranatha…
We are grateful to Ronnie Young of Shetland for this article about the Campbeltown-built ‘Be Ready’ LK 377 (Yard No. 69). We have already published a photocopy of this article from Bobby Wylie but here we can view a scan of the original article, published on 20th March, 1987. You…
Model by the late Don Robertson of the Campbeltown-built Opportune BCK 105. Photo John Robertson © We are very grateful to John Robertson of Wick for sending in these photos of a model of the Opportune BCK 105 made by his father, Don Robertson. The Opportune (Yard No. 013) was…
We are grateful for Danny McGeachy for allowing us to scan and share these documents which are all related to the Orkney Reiver K49 (Yard No. 65). The Orkney Reiver was built at Campbeltown Shipyard in 1983 for Tom Harcus of Westray, Orkney. We asked former Technical Manager, Jim Smith,…
We are grateful to Skipper David Tod for this drawing with plan sections of his boat, the St Adrian KY 245 (Yard No. 002). The St Adrian was built at Campbeltown Shipyard and launched in 1970. This drawing was done by George McGregor. Plan sections of the St Adrian KY…
We are grateful to Theo Fullerton and his wife, Betty, for these photos of the launch of Theo’s boat, the Campbeltown-built Be Ready LK 377 (Yard No. 69), which was commissioned and constructed in 1984 and launched in January 1985 at Trench Point. You can view more photos by Bobby…
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…
David Tod B.E.M, skipper and enthusiastic participant of the Top Skippers’ Choice project, was proud to show two models of his boat, the St Adrian KY 245 at the TSC exhibition in February 2020 in Campbeltown. The tw0 models were made 50 years apart, the newer of the two being…
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…
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…
