We are very grateful to Bobby Wylie, formerly of Campbeltown Shipyard, for this collection of photos of the Campbeltown-built Guardian Angell K 535 (Yard No. 91) which was launched in 1992. She was built for Balfour Bain & Partners, Kirkwall, Orkney. These photos were taken at the time of her…
Yvonne’s a smasher. This is an article published in the Campbeltown Courier on 4th November, 1977, is about the launch of the Challenger II PD 212 (Yard. No. 37), an 85 foot trawler which was commissioned for Andrew Strachan and Bill Innes of Peterhead. The boat was launched by Yvonne Strachan,…
ON THE WAY IN! “Vón Voyage” at Launch of Trawler. This is an article published in the Campbeltown Courier on 8th July, 1977, about the launch of the Vón TN 381 (Yard. No. 36), an 87 foot trawler which was commissioned for Peter Nolsoe & Partners, Torshavn, Faroe Islands. The…
We are grateful to Douglas McNaught, former Naval architect at Campbeltown Shipyard, for sharing some of his archive with us. This archive entry is a letter from W. C. Keith, the managing director of Dauntless Marine Engineering and Supply Company Ltd, Banff, who was writing in response to an enquiry…
We are very grateful to Ronnie McNally, former Foreman Loftsman, at Campbeltown Shipyard for these photos. Ronnie put this collection together of around 100 photos of boats that were built at the yard. They were displayed on the wall of the loft at the yard during the time that Ronnie…
We are grateful to Finlay Oman for sharing his collection of photos of Campbeltown-built boats which he has taken during his travels with work around Scotland. I was born in Glasgow, but my father was the son of a Carradale fishermen, with uncles on both sides of the family being…
We are grateful to Douglas McNaught, former naval architect at Campbeltown Shipyard, for sharing this “New Construction Agreement”, standard contract. It’s an interesting legal pro-forma that shows the terms on which the boats were built and paid for. New Construction Agreement, Campbeltown Shipyard. [Page 1]. Courtesy of Douglas McNaught. New…
We are very grateful to Douglas McNaught, former naval architect at Campbeltown Shipyard, for sharing this brochure of General Arrangement Drawings and Specifications from c. 1970/1971. Campbeltown Shipyard brochure/booklet of General Arrangement Drawings and Specifications from c. 1970/1971. [Front]. Courtesy of Douglas McNaught. Campbeltown Shipyard brochure/booklet of General Arrangement Drawings…
We are grateful to Ronnie Young of, Sandwick, Shetland, former engineer on the Wave Sheaf LK 134 – Yard No. 80, for sharing this book of comments/greetings for the launch of the boat at Trench Point. She was built at Campbeltown Shipyard for Thomas Goodlad & Partners, Hamnavoe, Shetland in…
We are very grateful to Ronnie McNally, former Foreman Loftsman, at Campbeltown Shipyard for these photos. Ronnie put this collection together of around a 100 photos of boats that were built at the yard. They were displayed on the wall of the loft at the yard during the time that…
