We are grateful to Bobby Wylie for this article published in Fishing News on March 13th, 1987. “Rebuilding the fleet” looks at skipper, John Garriock’s Campbeltown built 87″ boat, the Sunbeam LK 335 (Yard No. 76). The Sunbeam was one of four boats built at Campbeltown Shipyard and which helped…
Invitation from Stuart, Denis and Arthur Duthie to a dinner celebrating the launch of the Cowrie INS 67 (Yard No. 64) on 26th August, 1983, at the Banff Springs Hotel. Courtesy of Leslie Howarth. M.V. Cowrie INS 67 – Launch Celebration Dinner [Front and back]- Banff Springs Hotel. 1983. Courtesy…
Maggie M MBE SH 170 (Yard No. 81) was built in 1988 for Robert Mainprize of Mainprize Trawler Co. Ltd, Scarbourough. She was the only boat to be commissioned for England. General arrangement drawings courtesy of Bobby Wylie. M.F.V. “Maggie M MBE”. Campbeltown Shipyard drawing. General arrangement drawing courtesy of…
Success from the start for the latest version of Campbeltown 85 class of seiner – Commercial Fishing 1983 The Kiloran INS 10 (Yard No. 063) was built in 1983 for skipper, Lorant Andrews of Lossiemouth. The Cowrie INS 67 (Yard No. 64) was built in 1983 for skipper, Stuart Edwards…
Malcolm Cook, former painter at Campbeltown Shipyard. Photo courtesy of Jan Nimmo. Malcolm Cook began serving his time as a painter and decorator in Campbeltown with Jack McKinven Painter & Decorators and then finished his apprenticeship with McShannon and Duncan Painters & Decorators. In 1972 he started working at Campbeltown…
Leslie Howarth, former Managing Director at Campbeltown Shipyard Ltd, received a letter in November 1986 notifying him that he was to be awarded an OBE for services to the Scottish fishing boat building industry. It was announced in the press on the 1st of January 1987. That same day Leslie…
We are grateful to Bobby Wylie, former boat designer at Campbeltown Shipyard, for this Outline Specification brochure for the Campbeltown Shipyard’s 87 Seiner. As yet we don’t have a publication date for this but the first 87″ boat, the Sheilwood A 155 (Yard 35), was built in 1977 for Don…
The Connaught II FR131 (Yard No. 75) was built in 1986 at Campbeltown Shipyard for Stephen Green & Partners of Fraserburgh. This is an article from the Campbeltown Courier (Friday 4th July, 1986) which was given to us by Leslie Howarth. There are also some wonderful photos of the launch,…
This is an article which was published in the Campbeltown Courier and is about the Campbeltown Shipyard’s 50th order. There is no date on the article cutting but as it talks about an order from skipper, Ronnie Hughes, so we can assume it was published in 1980 (t.b.c.). Newspaper cutting…
We are grateful to Leslie Howarth, former Managing Director at Campbeltown Shipyard, for this article published in the Campbeltown Courier on 8th June, 1984. The article is about the launch of the Sunrise FR359 (Yard No. 67) which was commissioned by John Tait & Partners of Fraserburgh. Launching brings double…