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Eighth Launching at Shipyard

3 October 2019 Articles, Blog, Fishing Boats, Launches, Memorabilia, Newspaper articles, Photos, Port Seton 0 Comments

EIGHTH LAUNCHING AT THE SHIPYARD – here we an article about the launch of the Jacquelynn Stuart LH159 (Yard No. 8). She was built for Jack Jarron and Partners of Port Seton at Campbeltown Shipyard in 1971 and she was named after the skipper’s daughter, Jacquelynn. Published in the Campbeltown…

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Photos of the Brereton INS 97 – Bobby Wylie

3 October 2019 Blog, Fishing Boats, Memorabilia, Photos, The Boats 0 Comments

We are very grateful to Bobby Wylie, formerly of Campbeltown Shipyard, for these photos of the Brereton INS 97 (Yard No. 78), during her sea trials. The Brereton was built in 1987 for Thomas Martin and Partners of Lossiemouth.  Campbeltown-built Brereton INS 97 (Yard No. 78) during her sea trials…

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Bob Anderson

2 October 2019 Articles, Blog, Crew Biographies, Lossiemouth, Memorabilia, Models, Newspaper articles, Photos, The Boats 3 Comments

Campbeltown-built Aquarius INS 222 (Yard No. 23) – made for Cyril Scott of Lossiemouth in 1975. Photo courtesy of Bob Anderson. My name is Bob Anderson. I left school at 15, on 2nd January, 1980, to pursue a career in the fishing, as it was always my passion to be…

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Radiant Star – St Adrian

2 October 2019 Blog, Fife, Fishing Boats, Fraserburgh, Information about the vessels, Memorabilia, Peterhead, Photos, Shipyard Biographies, The Boats 0 Comments

We are very grateful to Ian Gourlay for sharing these photos of the Radiant Star FR 73. This special boat is almost 50 years old and was built at Campbeltown Shipyard in 1970 as the St Adrian KY 245 (Yard No. 002) for Anstruther skipper, David Tod, who also worked…

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Large Order for Shipyard

2 October 2019 Articles, Blog, Information about the vessels, Memorabilia, Newspaper articles, Photos, The Boats 0 Comments

LARGE ORDER FOR SHIPYARD is a piece published in the Campbeltown Courier on 8th July, 1971 – courtesy of Campbeltown Library. The article talks about well known skipper, Willie Campbell of Lossiemoth, having been impressed when he saw the Campbeltown-built MFV Strathyre II LH 200 (Yard No. 005) at the…

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Jackie Green – The Story of the Connaught II

1 October 2019 Blog, Fishing Boats, Fraserburgh, Information about the vessels, Memorabilia, Skippers, The Boats 0 Comments

Jackie Green’s first memories of the launch his uncle Stephen’s boat, the Connaught II FR 131, were when he was only 4 years old. Jackie remembers being on a long bus journey with his family and others, on their way from Fraserburgh to Campbeltown. Jackie recalls, “There was a suitcase…

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Documentation of Helenus FR 121 – II

1 October 2019 Blog, Fishing Boats, Fraserburgh, Information about the vessels, Peterhead, Photos, Skippers, The Boats 0 Comments

Helenus FR 121 was built at Campbeltown Shipyard in 1987 as Wave Sheaf LK134 (Yard No. 80) for Tomas Goodlad of Hamnavoe, Shetland. We have published some photographs by Bobby Wylie of her from the time of her launch/sea trials in Campbeltown. The Wave Sheaf is still fishing out of…

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Documentation of Helenus FR 121 – I

1 October 2019 Blog, Fishing Boats, Fraserburgh, Information about the vessels, Photos, Skippers, The Boats 0 Comments

Helenus FR 121 was built at Campbeltown Shipyard in 1987 as Wave Sheaf LK134 (Yard No. 80) for Thomas Goodlad of Hamnavoe, Shetland. We have published some photographs by Bobby Wylie of her from the time of her launch/sea trials in Campbeltown. The Wave Sheaf is still fishing out of…

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LARGE ORDER FOR SHIPYARD

29 September 2019 Articles, Blog, Fishing Boats, Memorabilia, Newspaper articles, Photos, The Boats 0 Comments

LARGE ORDER FOR SHIPYARD – piece about the commissioning of the Ajax INS 82 (Yard No. 12) for Willie Campbell of Lossiemouth – published in the Campbeltown Courier on 8th July, 1971. Courtesy of Campbeltown Library. LARGE ORDER FOR SHIPYARD – piece about the commissioning of the Ajax INS 82…

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Maggie M MBE – Photos from Bobby Wylie

27 September 2019 Blog, Fishing Boats, Memorabilia, Photos of the shipyard/site, The Boats 0 Comments

Here we have another collection of photos from Bobby Wylie, formerly of Campbeltown Shipyard. These are of the Maggie M MBE SH 170 (Yard No. 81) which was built for Bob Mainprize of Scarborough in 1988 at Campbeltown Shipyard. We are, as always, very grateful to Bobby for sharing these…

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