David Tod B.E.M, skipper and enthusiastic participant of the Top Skippers’ Choice project, was proud to show two models of his boat, the St Adrian KY 245 at the TSC exhibition in February 2020 in Campbeltown. The tw0 models were made 50 years apart, the newer of the two being…
We are very grateful to Jan MacDonald, whose father in-law, James MacDonald, was the skipper of the Crimson Arrow, for these photos of the Crimson Arrow towing the Empire Ace into Campbeltown Loch to be broken up. The Crimson Arrow CN 30 was the first fishing boat to be launched…
The launch of the Crimson Arrow in February 1970. Photo courtesy of Angus Martin, who was, at that time, a correspondent for the Campbeltown Courier. Angus thinks that the photo was very likely to have been taken by photographer, Gordon Hunter. We are very grateful to Jan MacDonald, Angus Martin…
“AQUARIAN” LAUNCHED AT SHIPYARD was published in the Campbeltown Courier on 29th April, 1971 and is a piece about the launch of the Campbeltown-built Aquarian CN42 (Yard No. 006). Courtesy of Campbeltown Library. “AQUARIAN” LAUNCHED AT SHIPYARD – Campbeltown Courier – 29th April, 1971. Courtesy of Campbeltown Library. Related Images:…
We are grateful to Campbeltown Library for these pieces published in the Campbeltown Courier, between November 1970 and February 1971 – they feature stories about the Campbeltown-built Strathyre II LH 200 (Yard No. 005) which was built for Andrew Murdoch of Port Seton in 1971. “Trawler order for the Shipyard”…
Telegram from Andrew Douglas Ltd, Campbeltown, congratulating Campbeltown Shipyard on the launch of the Crimson Arrow in 1970. Courtesy of McDuff Shipyards Archive. We are very grateful to Stuart Mack and Natalie Dawson of McDuff Shipyard in Buckie for making us welcome and for the use of their computers and…
We are very grateful to Peter Drummond, co-author of Fishing Boats of Campbeltown Shipyard, for allowing us to share this collection of photos of Campbeltown-built boats. Peter and Sam Henderson’s book, a labour of love, is painstakingly researched, documenting the history of Campbeltown-built fishing vessels up until 2009. We will be…
We are very grateful to Sam Henderson, co-author of Fishing Boats of Campbeltown Shipyard, for allowing us to share this collection of photos of Campbeltown- built boats. Sam and Peter Drummond’s book, a labour of love, is painstakingly researched, documenting the history of Campbeltown-built fishing vessels up until 2009. Advance…
This newspaper article was published by Campbeltown Courier on the 26th of February, 1970, and follows on from the launch of Campbeltown Shipyard’s first boat, The Crimson Arrow CN 30 (Yard No. 1), on the 18th February, 1970. The vessel was commissioned by a local Campbeltown Skipper, James MacDonald. The…
This menu card made for a dinner to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Campbeltown Shipyard lists all the boats built up until that year (1979) from the Crimson Arrow CN30 (Yard no. 1) to the Spes Melior PD397 (Yard No. 047). We’re trying to decipher the signatures… so far we…
