We’re very grateful to Bob Mainprize of Scarborough for allowing us to share the second video of the sea trials of his boat, Maggie M MBE SH 170 (Yard no.81). She was built at Campbeltown Shipyard during 1987 and was launched the following year – her sea trials took place…
FIDELIS TAKES TO THE SEA and A “dressed over-all” Fidelis II – an article and a photograph from the Campbeltown Courier, both published on 3rd March, 1978 (Courtesy of Campbeltown Library). The article is about the launch of Fidelis II FR 319 (Yard No. 39) which was built at Campbeltown…
We are very grateful to Bobby Wylie, formerly of Campbeltown Shipyard, for this collection of photos of the Campbeltown-built Guardian Angell K 535 (Yard No. 91) which was launched in 1992. She was built for Balfour Bain & Partners, Kirkwall, Orkney. These photos were taken at the time of her…
We are very grateful to Bobby Wylie, formerly of Campbeltown Shipyard, for this collection of photos of the Campbeltown-built Guardian Angell K 535 (Yard No. 91) which was launched in 1992. She was built for Balfour Bain & Partners, Kirkwall, Orkney. These photos were taken at the time of her…
Yvonne’s a smasher. This is an article published in the Campbeltown Courier on 4th November, 1977, is about the launch of the Challenger II PD 212 (Yard. No. 37), an 85 foot trawler which was commissioned for Andrew Strachan and Bill Innes of Peterhead. The boat was launched by Yvonne Strachan,…
We are very grateful to Ronnie McNally, former Foreman Loftsman, at Campbeltown Shipyard for these photos. Ronnie put this collection together of around 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 Ronnie…
We are grateful to Finlay Oman for sharing his collection of photos of Campbeltown-built boats which he has taken during his travels with work around Scotland. I was born in Glasgow, but my father was the son of a Carradale fishermen, with uncles on both sides of the family being…
We are grateful to Douglas McNaught, former naval architect at Campbeltown Shipyard, for sharing this “New Construction Agreement”, standard contract. It’s an interesting legal pro-forma that shows the terms on which the boats were built and paid for. New Construction Agreement, Campbeltown Shipyard. [Page 1]. Courtesy of Douglas McNaught. New…
We are grateful to Ronnie Young of, Sandwick, Shetland, former engineer on the Wave Sheaf LK 134 – Yard No. 80, for sharing this book of comments/greetings for the launch of the boat at Trench Point. She was built at Campbeltown Shipyard for Thomas Goodlad & Partners, Hamnavoe, Shetland in…
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…
