We are grateful to Bobby Wylie, former boat designer at Campbeltown Shipyard, for this Outline Specification brochure for the Campbeltown Shipyard’s 87 Seiner. As yet we don’t have a publication date for this but the first 87″ boat, the Sheilwood A 155 (Yard 35), was built in 1977 for Don…
We are grateful to Bobby Wylie, former boat designer at Campbeltown Shipyard, for giving us a copy of this article published in Commercial Fishing about the Voyager KY336 (Yard No. 60). She was built at Campbeltown Shipyard in 1982 for John McBain & Partners of Pittenweem. There isn’t date on…
We are grateful to Bobby Wylie, former boat designer at Campbeltown Shipyard, for giving us a copy of this article published in Commercial Fishing about the Alkaid UL257 (Yard No. 61). She was built at Campbeltown Shipyard in 1982 for George Main of Hopeman in partnership with Drumdrishaig Shipping &…
This brochure for Campbeltown Ship Yard came to us via Bobby Wylie, a former boat designer at the yard. We are very grateful to him for this great resource, showing us specifications for all the Campbeltown boats available at the time, from the 26.9 metre stern trawler to the highly…
Heatherbelle III LH272 (Yard No.56) was built in 1981 for W. Aitchison, Eyemouth. This report on her fishing trials is courtesy of Bobby Wylie. Report on the Fishing Trials of M.F.V. Heatherbelle III – Thursday 25th June, 1981. Courtesy of Bobby Wylie. Related posts: “Pair team to cash…
We’re grateful to former boat designer at Campbeltown Shipyard, Bobby Wylie, for this article published in Commercial Fishing in 1980. The Polonia II B339 (Yard No. 51) was built for F. Zych & Partners, Ardglass, Norther Ireland. Related Images: Related posts: Karen Anne refit – Photos from Bobby Wylie We…
We are grateful to Bobby Wylie (Pictured below, far left) for this article published in Scottish Fishing Weekly in April 1987. Rettie’s Roadshow – an article from Scottish Fishing Weekly published on 24th April, 1987. Pictured are (L-R) Bobby Wylie, ship designer, Gordon Ritchie, SFIA surveyor, Les Howarth, Managing Director,…
L-R Iain Munro (son of John Munro), Danny Cassidy, Adam McClelland, Jim Smith, Billy McLean, Davy Howell, Davy Anderson, Kenny McMillan, George Nelson, Billy Galbraith, Jock Kerr, Iain McCallum, John Campbell, Peter McCallum and Bobby Wylie. Photo courtesy of Jan Nimmo. We’d like to thank everyone who came along to…
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…
Campbeltown Shipyard Staff – early 1980’s – Courtesy of Cameron McLellan First of all we’d like to thank everyone who has “liked” and engaged with our Facebook page and especially to those of you who have been reeling off lots of names! – so far we have collected almost 250…
