We are grateful to Ronnie Young of Shetland this article, ‘Bigger ‘Adonis’ Returns to Sea’, published in Fishing News on 2nd September, 1988 – report by James Nicholson. This article relates to alternations made to the Campbeltown-built Adonis LK 172 (Yard No. 70, 1985) at the Malakoff Yard in Shetland. …
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…
We are very grateful to Peter Drummond, co-author of Fishing Boats of Campbeltown Shipyard, for allowing us to share this collection of photos of Campbeltown-built boats. Peter and Sam Henderson’s book, a labour of love, is painstakingly researched, documenting the history of Campbeltown-built fishing vessels up until 2009. We will be…
Here is an article ‘Shetland’s record year’, published in Fishing News, in November 27, 1987 which features a photograph of Campbeltown built Adonis LK 172 (Yard no. 70) commissioned and built for D. Cummings, Shetland, in 1985. Article and photos by Jim Nicholson. Courtesy of Bobby Wylie. Article “Shetland’s record…
We are grateful to Bobby Wylie for letting us have this copy of an article published in Commercial Fishing in 1985 (Volume 12, No. 5). The article talks about the Campbeltown built 85-footer, the Adonis LK172 (Yard No. 70), which was built in 1985 for skipper, Duncan Cummings, of Burra…
