We are grateful to Jackie Green of Fraserburgh for allowing us to include this painting of the Campbeltown-built Connaught II FR 131 (Yard No. 075) by Thomas Buchanan, on our online archive. We would be interested to hear from anyone who has a painting of a Campbeltown Shipyard built boat….
We are very grateful to Sam Henderson, co-author of Fishing Boats of Campbeltown Shipyard, for allowing us to share this collection of photos of Campbeltown- built boats. Sam and Peter Drummond’s book, a labour of love, is painstakingly researched, documenting the history of Campbeltown-built fishing vessels up until 2009. Advance…
Disaster strikes for fisherman in the middle of the scallop season. Trawler Blaze blamed on spark from welder’s torch. This newspaper cutting comes to us courtesy of Darren Purves. It was written by Sue Woolley for the Manx Independent, circa Feb. 1999. The Peter M. PL 25 was built at…
We are grateful to Leslie Howarth for this cutting about the Campbeltown-built Andromeda II INS 177 (Yard No. 72) She was built in 1985 for Skipper Angus Davison &Partners of Hopeman, Moray. Unfortunately we don’t know the source so, if you can help with that, please get in touch. £800,00…
We are grateful to Bobby Wylie for sharing these photos with us of the launch of the Endeavour LK 173 (Yard no. 83) at Campbeltown Shipyard – built in 1988 for Brian Morrison and Partners, Shetland. The launch of the Endeavour LK 173 (Yard no. 83) at Campbeltown Shipyard –…
We are very grateful to Bobby Wylie, former boat designer at Campbeltown Shipyard Ltd, for this comprehensive collection of photographs of the Campbeltown-built Maranatha II UL33 (Yard No. 84) which was built in 1988 for Pitcairn Fishing Company of Lochinver. The Maranatha was renamed and renumbered Challenge UL 33 in…
Success Story Last Friday afternoon was a highly significant day for Campbeltown Shipyard, with the launching of the first new boat from the yard for almost a year. Not very long ago, the yard’s future looked bleak with problems over the Common Market’s fishing policy causing skippers to back away…
The Halcyon, is launched into the beautiful but inhospitable Lake Turkana: There under the leadership of Campbeltown Marine engineer, John Carmichael, then working at the yard, the vessel was rebuilt by local labour and finally launched into the waters of Lake Turkana. Campbeltown Courier c. 1971 This newspaper cutting comes…
We are grateful to AJ McConnachie for these photos taken in Peterhead, April, 2019. They are of two Campbeltown-built boats, Castlewood H 216 (formerly the Kestrel INS 253 – Yard No.40 – built – 1978) and Attain II H 332 (formerly the Spes Melior PD 397 Yard No. 47 –…
This article was published in Fishing News on 2nd April 1982, about two Campbeltown-built boats, The Valhalla III LH 67 (Yard No. 59) and the Auriga II LH 499 (Yard No. 58). Auriga II was built in 1981 for Skipper Jim Vanko and Valhalla was built in 1982 for Skipper…
