We are grateful to Theo Fullerton and his wife, Betty, for these photos of the launch of Theo’s boat, the Campbeltown-built Be Ready LK 377 (Yard No. 69), which was commissioned and constructed in 1984 and launched in January 1985 at Trench Point. You can view more photos by Bobby…
We are very grateful to Andrew Bremner of Wick for these photos of the launch of his father, Norrie’s boat, the Boy Andrew, in 1979. Te photos show the launch of the Boy Andrew WK 171 (Yard No. 44) at Campbeltown Shipyard. Andrew went on to commission the Boy Andrew…
I started my apprenticeship in 1978, prior to that I was a bit lost as to what to do with myself – I did think about Glasgow School of Art. Pete Stimpson, who was the foreman, stuck us in a corner with a propane burner and a welding set for…
ONE MORE SATISFIED CUSTOMER: This is an article published in the Campbeltown Courier on 25th April, 1980, about the launch of the Campbeltown-built Sharona LH 263 (Yard No. 49) which was commissioned by the Moodie family; Douglas Moodie of Eyemouth and Peter Moodie of Longniddry. The Sharona was launched by…
I started working in the Campbeltown Shipyard drawing office as a draughtsman in April 1973. I had served my apprenticeship with Scottish Machine Tools and Kelvin Marine Engines in Glasgow. Douglas McNaught was the Naval Architect and George MacGregor was the other draughtsman. Douglas had worked at Denny’s yard in…
