YARD TO BUILD OIL WORK BOATS – IF MEN ARE AVAILABLE – article published in the Campbeltown Courier on 12th December, 1974. Courtesy of Campbeltown Library. YARD TO BUILD OIL WORK BOATS article published in the Campbeltown Courier on 12th December, 1974. Courtesy of Campbeltown Library. Related Images: Related posts:…
SHIPYARD CAN EXPAND – WILL OIL LET IT? – article published in the Campbeltown Courier on 24th August 1974 – courtesy of Campbeltown Library. SHIPYARD CAN EXPAND – article published in the Campbeltown Courier on 24th August 1974 – courtesy of Campbeltown Library. Related Images: Related posts: Yvonne’s a Smasher!…
A photograph of the Campbeltown-built Xmas Rose published in the Campbeltown Courier on 22nd November, 1973 at the time of her launch. Courtesy of Campbeltown Library. The Xmas Rose FR 125 (Yard No. 16) was built for William Tait & Partners, Inverallochy. She has been renamed and renumbered twice as…
We are grateful to Bobby Wylie, formerly of Campbeltown Shipyard, for this collection of photos of the Heather Bloom INS 110 (Yard No. 92) from the time of her launch in 1992. She was built for the Heather Fishing Company of Avoch, in the Black Isle. Sadly, on 3rd December…
We are very grateful to Gloria Wilson for allowing us to share an article written by her for Fishing News about the Campbeltown-built Kestrel INS 253 (Yard No. 40) built for Ian Sutherland of Hopeman. The article was published on August 11th, 1978. Gloria is a writer and artist who…
We are very grateful to Gloria Wilson for allowing us to share an article written by her for Fishing News about the Campbeltown-built Challenger II PD 212 (Yard No. 37) built for Andrew Strachan of Peterhead . The article was published on 17th February, 1978. Gloria is a writer and…
We are very grateful to Gloria Wilson for allowing us to share an article written by her for Fishing News about the Campbeltown-built Terra Nova A 219 (Yard No. 9), built forDennis Wilson of Aberdeen. The article was published on 10th March, 1972. Gloria is a writer and artist who…
We are very grateful to Gloria Wilson for allowing us to share her original manuscript for an article about Campbeltown Shipyard published in Fishing News in 1976. Gloria is a writer and artist who grew up in Surrey but who spent her childhood and teens in the Yorkshire fishing village…
I served a 4 1/2 year apprenticeship in Glasgow with James, Young & Cunningham Engineering in Robertson Street. This, coincidentally was the street where the Campbeltown buses used to park up when they arrived in the city. When I was 16 years old I moved to Campbeltown to work at…
We are grateful to Bobby Wylie, formerly of Campbeltown Shipyard, for this comprehensive collection of photos of the Marigold INS 241 (Yard No. 86) at the time of her launch and sea trials. There are so many photos that we have made two entries on the archive (you can view…
