I started working in the Campbeltown Shipyard drawing office as a draughtsman in April 1973. I had served my apprenticeship with Scottish Machine Tools and Kelvin Marine Engines in Glasgow. Douglas McNaught was the Naval Architect and George MacGregor was the other draughtsman. Douglas had worked at Denny’s yard in…
Willie MacCallum during his apprenticeship at Campbeltown Shipyard. This photo was taken after a launch. Photo courtesy of William MacCallum. APPRENTICESHIP On applying to Campbeltown Shipyard for work, I was interviewed by Tom McArthur who was the Engineering Foreman at that time. I was successful in starting a 4 year…
Campbeltown Shipyard Staff – early 1980’s – Courtesy of Cameron McLellan First of all we’d like to thank everyone who has “liked” and engaged with our Facebook page and especially to those of you who have been reeling off lots of names! – so far we have collected almost 250…
“Fear Not”, built in 1976 -Campbeltown Shipyard Ltd. “I loved my time at the “Yerd”. It was a great place to work. The camaraderie and the pride from the workers was second to none, as we built the most successful fishing boats in Europe. I worked in all aspects of…
