Maranatha II – Photographs by Bobby Wylie

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 1993, Aalskere K 373 in 1995 and in 2000 Maranatha LK 337. In May 2005 she sank, after taking in water, off north-west Shetland.  All her crew were rescued. (Source Fishing Boats of Campbeltown Shipyard – Henderson and Drummond).

Here is the MAIB report on her sinking. 

Incidentally Maranatha is Aramaic word for “our Lord has come”.

Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Launch of the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Launch of the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Launch of the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Launch of the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Launch of the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Launch of the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Launch of the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Launch of the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Launch of the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Launch of the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Launch of the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Launch of the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Launch of the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Launch of the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Launch of the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Launch of the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Launch of the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Launch of the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Launch of the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Neil Rumbles and Niven Ogg. Launch of the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Launch of the Maranatha II UL33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

L-R. Mark Innes, Fraser Smith, Andrew Reid, Gary Davidson, Niven Ogg, George West, Alex Drummond, Neil Rumbles. Launch of the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

L-R. Mark Innes, Fraser Smith, Andrew Reid, Gary Davidson, Niven Ogg, George West, Alex Drummond, Neil Rumbles. Launch of the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Launch of the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Launch of the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Interior of the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Interior of the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Interior of the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Interior of the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Interior of the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Interior of the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Interior of the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Interior of the Maranatha II UL33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Interior of the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Interior of the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Onboard the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Onboard the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Onboard the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Onboard the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Onboard the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Onboard the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Onboard the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Onboard the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Onboard the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Onboard the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Onboard the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

Onboard the Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84) – Campbeltown Shipyard – 1988. Photograph courtesy of Bobby Wylie ©

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