We are very grateful to Ben Mathieson for sending us these scans of Commercial Fishing from 1977 which features the Campbeltown-built Vón TN 381 (Yard no. 36) which was built for Peter Nolsoe of the Faroe Islands. Commercial Fishing – 1977 – Vol 8 – No. 6. Courtesy of Ben…
Campbeltown-built Research TN 449 (Yard no.43). Photo of her while she was still fishing by Sam Henderson. Who would have thought that Research TN 449 (Yard No. 43) built in 1979 would have ended up in Croatia? Research TN 449 was originally commissioned by B. Petersen and Partners of the…
THE SHIPYARD’S NEW BOAT-IN DETAIL. Article published in the Campbeltown Courier on 2nd February, 1979 about the Campbeltown-built Research TN 449 (Yard No 43) which was built in 1978/9 for B. Petersen & Partners of Torshavn, Faroe Islands. The article is about the technical aspects of the boat and its…
Mr Iain McCormick, MP for Argyll, meets some Campbeltown Shipyard Workers on Tuesday Afternoon – An Article published in the Campbeltown Courier on 8th September, 1978. Courtesy of Campbeltown Library. Can anyone identify the workers? If so, please email us. Article published in the Campbeltown Courier on 8th September, 1978….
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…
