We are grateful to AJ McConnachie for these photos of the Campbeltown-built Budding Rose PD 418 (Yard No. 87). These were taken in Peterhead in 2015. Budding Rose was built in 1990 for P & S Bruce of Peterhead. She is still fishing and is paired with another Campbeltown-built boat,…
Two articles about Campbeltown Shipyard. The first about the launch of the Boy Andrew WK 170 IN 1986 and the second, Orders will go abroad, talks about the cash shortage for loans for fishing boats. The articles were written by Joyce West and published in Fishing News on 2nd May…
The once threatened Campbeltown Shipyard’s change of fortunes continues, with the news that a further two orders have been signed for Campbeltown-built fishing boats, and a number of other encouraging enquiries are in the pipeline. This article is from the Campbeltown Courier and comes to us courtesy of Leslie Howarth….
We are delighted to be sharing this collection of photos by Bobby Wylie. The Boy Andrew WK 170 (Yard No 74) was the second boat to be commissioned and built for the Bremner family of Wick. The first was the Boy Andrew WK 171 (Yard No. 44) which was built…
We are grateful to Darren Purves of the Isle of Man who has written this history of the Campbeltown-built Steadfast LH 90 (Yard No. 4). The Steadfast was the first boat I went to sea on, in 1997. I was 11, she was owned by my step-dad, Frankie Horne. I…
Celebration dinner-dance for the MB Argyll. The Argyll INS 217 (Yard no. 62) was built at Campbeltown Shipyard for Brian Walker and Partners of Burghead in 1982. She is still fishing and is registered in Ireland Roise Catriona T 100. This celebratory dinner-dance invitation comes to us courtesy of Leslie…
We are grateful to AJ McConnachie for allowing us to add these photos of the Arkh Angell DA 33 (Originally K616 – Yard No. 88) to the archive. She was built at Campbeltown Shipyard in 1990 and was originally commissioned by Skipper Kenny Bain of Orkney. These photos show her…
The following article cutting comes to us courtesy of Andrew Bremner of Wick. Andrew thinks this it was published in Fishing News c. 1979. The article talks about the Boy Andrew WK 171 (Yard no. 44) which was commissioned by Norrie Bremner and built in 1979 at Campbeltown Shipyard. Campbeltown…
We are grateful to Jock Kerr for bringing this fine photograph of the Guardian Angell LK 535 (Yard no 91) to the archive It was taken during her sea trials in Campbeltown Loch in 1992. We think that it may have been taken by local photographer, Gordon Hunter. The Guardian…
We are very grateful to Mark Vesey of the Scarborough Maritime Heritage Centre for sending us these photos, which are part of the George Coull Collection. They are images of the Maggie M MBE SH 170 (Yard no. 81) which was commissioned by Robert Mainprize of Scarborough and was built…
