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…
“ANDROMEDA” LAUNCHED. Article published in the Campbeltown Courier on 13th February, 1975. Courtesy of Campbeltown Library. The Andromeda I INS 167 (Yard No. 22) was built at Campbeltown Shipyard in 1975 for Jim Campbell and Partners of Lossiemouth (Hamish McKenzie and Hamish McPherson). She was decommissioned in 2002. “ANDROMEDA” LAUNCHED….
“AJAX” LAUNCHED. This article is about the launch of the Ajax INS 82 (Yard No. 012) which was commissioned and built for Skipper Willie Campbell of Lossiemouth. She was the second 80 footer built at Campbeltown Shipyard, the first was built the same year for Willie’s brother, Andrew ( The…
BOOM AT TRENCH – WORK FORCE DOUBLED IN A YEAR – Article published in the Campbeltown Courier on 25th May, 1972 about the how the workforce at the Campbeltown Shipyard almost doubled in a year. Courtesy of Campbeltown Library. BOOM AT TRENCH – WORK FORCE DOUBLED IN A YEAR –…
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…
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…
“YARD’S SUCCESS IN EIRE” was published in the Campbeltown Courier on 15th April, 1971, and is a piece about Campbeltown Shipyard’s involvement in the World Fishing Exhibition in Eire and the reception there given to one of its vessels, Strathyre II LH 200 (Yard No. 005), commissioned and built for…
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…
