“ANDROMEDA” LAUNCHED. Article published in the Campbeltown Courier on 13th February, 1975. Courtesy of Campbeltown Library. The Andromeda I INS 167 (Yard No. 22) was built at Campbeltown Shipyard in 1975 for Jim Campbell and Partners of Lossiemouth (Hamish McKenzie and Hamish McPherson). She was decommissioned in 2002. “ANDROMEDA” LAUNCHED….
We are very grateful to Aonghus Donohue and his father, Coleman, for these pictures of the Kiloran G 209. She was originally built at Campbeltown Shipyard as Kiloran INS 10 (Yard No. 63) in 1983 for Lorant Andrews of Lossiemouth. Kiloran INS 10 became the Rosemount PD 313 in 1999…
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…
At the same time as working on the Top Skipper’s’ Choice project, I have been gathering shipyard-related video testimony from around Scotland. Myself and Paul Barham travelled to Anstruther, Fife, earlier this year to meet with various skippers from the East Neuk of Fife. This particular interview is with Colin…
SHIPYARD BEGINS THE YEAR WELL. This article is about a new boat order for Campbeltown Shipyard. The commission came from Tommy Sutherland of Hopeman. The boat was to be built as the 75′ Mary Croan INS 231 (Yard No. 20). The article was published in the Campbeltown Courier on 25th…
Here we have a couple of articles about the Argosy, published in 1972 in the Campbeltown Courier. Argosy INS 79 (Yard No. 11) was built in 1972 at Campbeltown Shipyard for Skipper Andrew Campbell of Lossiemouth. She was the first Campbeltown 80′. The first article is about her launch and…
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…
We are very grateful to Skipper John Tait and his wife, Pamela, of Fraserburgh, for sharing these press cuttings with us. They are all are related to John’s Campbeltown-built boat, Sunrise FR 359 (Yard No. 67) which was built in 1984. We have more information, images and memorabilia from the…
