We are very grateful to Professor Ronald Roberts for writing up this very interesting piece about the Campbeltown-built RV Halcyon (Yard No. 07), which was commissioned for service as a tropical hydrographic research vessel in 1971. He writes…… The Lake Turkana Survey was carried out by RV Halcyon and represents…
Celebration dinner-dance for the MB Argyll. The Argyll INS 217 (Yard no. 62) was built at Campbeltown Shipyard for Brian Walker and Partners of Burghead in 1982. She is still fishing and is registered in Ireland Roise Catriona T 100. This celebratory dinner-dance invitation comes to us courtesy of Leslie…
We are grateful to AJ McConnachie for allowing us to add these photos of the Arkh Angell DA 33 (Originally K616 – Yard No. 88) to the archive. She was built at Campbeltown Shipyard in 1990 and was originally commissioned by Skipper Kenny Bain of Orkney. These photos show her…
The following article cutting comes to us courtesy of Andrew Bremner of Wick. Andrew thinks this it was published in Fishing News c. 1979. The article talks about the Boy Andrew WK 171 (Yard no. 44) which was commissioned by Norrie Bremner and built in 1979 at Campbeltown Shipyard. Campbeltown…
We are grateful to Jock Kerr for bringing this fine photograph of the Guardian Angell LK 535 (Yard no 91) to the archive It was taken during her sea trials in Campbeltown Loch in 1992. We think that it may have been taken by local photographer, Gordon Hunter. The Guardian…
We are grateful to Bobby Wylie for sharing these photos of the Adonis LK 172 (Yard No. 70) taken in 1985 at Campbeltown Shipyard. The Adonis was commissioned by Duncan Cumming of Burra, Shetland. This collection also has some photos of launch day. There is an article about the Adonis,…
Dinner invitation to celebrate the launch of Fife Skipper David Smith’s Campbeltown-built fishing boat, the Argonaut IV KY 157 (Yard No. 32) in May 1976. The dinner was held at the Craw’s Nest Hotel, Anstruther, hence the “Craw’s Nest Stuffing”. Courtesy of Leslie Howarth. Argonaut IV KY 147 (Yard No….
This article, “Breakthrough Order for Campbeltown” was published in the Campbeltown Courier on 4th Sept 1987. This was at the time of the launch of the Defiant LK371 (Yard No. 79). Defiant was built for Skipper Magnus Stewart and Partners of Shetland in 1987. There is also mention of the…
We are grateful to Bobby Wylie for this set of technical drawings. The plan, elevation and cross section are of the Boy Andrew WK 170 (Yard no. 74) which was commissioned by Andrew Bremner of Wick and built in 1986. Bobby Wylie, who was a boat designer, under Douglas McNaught,…
This article about the crew of the Campbeltown-built Connaught II FR 131 (Yard no. 75) trying out new Mullion flotation suits, comes courtesy of Bobby Wylie. We’re trying to establish which publication this came from. Connaught II’s crew go for Mullion – 1987. Article Courtesy of Bobby Wylie. Related Images:…
