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We are grateful to Ben Mathieson for this article about the Fidelis II published in Commercial Fishing in 1978. The Fidelis II FR 319 (Yard No. 19) was built at Campbeltown Shipyard in 1978 for S.Buchan and Partners, Fraserburgh. She was decommissioned in 2002 having been renamed Headway III PD…

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Ajax INS 168 - model and photo -Bob Anderson

We are delighted to share these photos from Bob Anderson. Bob has made a number of models of Campbeltown Shipyard built boats, all created in his very own “Campbeltown Shipyard” workshop, and this is the latest to be added to his collection – Ajax INS 168. (Yard no. 026) Launched…

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We are grateful to Ronnie Young of Shetland for this article, “Back in the Hunt”, published in Fishing News on 16th February, 1996, about the Shemarah II LH 65 (Yard No. 97), a boat commissioned by G. Moodie & Sons Trawlers  Ltd, Longniddry. Report by Peter Johnson. Campbeltown Nets New…

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We are grateful to Ronnie Young of Shetland for this cutting published in Fishing News 8th April, 1988 – Your Guide to Fishing 88. Your Guide to… Fishing 88 Published in Fishing News on 8th April, 1988. Courtesy of Ronnie Young Campbeltown Shipyard – Stand E7. Fishing 88. Published in…

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We are grateful to Ronnie Young of Shetland for this article, ‘Campbeltown Order!’, published in Fishing News on 11th November 1994. The report is by Jim Mair and talks about the Campbeltown-built Shemarah II LH 65 (Yard No. 97) which was built for George Moodie & Sons of Longniddry in…

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We are very grateful to Ronnie Young for this article about the Campbeltown-built Maggie M MBE SH 170 (Yard No 81) which was written by Hugh Allen and published in Fishing News on 15th April, 1988. The Maggie M MBE was built for Scarborough Skipper, Bob Mainprize, and was named…

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