A BAFTA award winning documentary film, filmed and directed by David Peat and produced by Pamela Drynan and Ewan Angus for Tern TV/BBC Scotland. For those of you who are enthusiasts of Campbeltown-built boats this will be sad to watch – the film charts the decommissioning of the Steadfast IV…
Videos
Campbeltown-built Be Ready – Photo courtesy of Ronnie McNally. We are grateful to Betty Fullerton of Burra, Shetland for sending us this link. It shows how the Campbeltown-built boat, Be Ready LK 377 (Yard no. 69), launched in 1989 for Theo Fullerton, went on fire on the 22nd January,…
We’re very grateful to Bob Mainprize of Scarborough for allowing us to share the second video of the sea trials of his boat, Maggie M MBE SH 170 (Yard no.81). She was built at Campbeltown Shipyard during 1987 and was launched the following year – her sea trials took place…
We’re very grateful to Bob Mainprize of Scarborough for allowing us to share this wonderful video of the sea trials of his boat, Maggie M MBE SH 170 (Yard no.81). She was built at Campbeltown Shipyard during 1987 and was launched the following year – her sea trials took place…
We’re very grateful to Bob Maniprize of Scarborough for allowing us to share this wonderful video of the construction of his boat, Maggie M MBE SH 170 (Yard no.81), which was built at Campbeltown Shipyard during 1987 – she was launched the following year. The video quality isn’t as great…
“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….
I’m very grateful to Bob Maniprize of Scarborough for this wonderful video of the of his boat, Maggie M MBE SH 170 (Yard no.81), which was built at Campbeltown Shipyard in 1988. The video quality isn’t as great, as it was originally recorded on VHS, but it had been already…
SHAPES IN THE WATER is a documentary made in 1974 about shipbuilding in Scotland. It was directed by Bill Forsyth. The film was produced by Tree Films and funded by Highlands and Islands Development Board. The latter part of the film shows scenes from Campbeltown Shipyard, Trench Point, Campbeltown. Running…
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…