Douglas McNaught, former naval architect at Campbeltown Shipyard. Photo courtesy of Jan Nimmo. It was a pleasure to meet Douglas McNaught, who worked at Campbeltown Shipyard as a naval architect. Douglas has very kindly given us lots of material which we will be scanning for the online archive. We’re also…
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…
Following on from SKDT’s project about Campbeltown Shipyard, Top Skippers’ Choice’s visit to Dalintober Primary School, P7 pupils carried out some creative artwork with their class teacher, Lesley Ronald. The children looked at a variety of artists’ work and recreated their own stylised boat pictures using mixed media – paint…
SHIPYARD BEGINS THE YEAR WELL. This article is about a new boat order for Campbeltown Shipyard. The commission came from Tommy Sutherland of Hopeman. The boat was to be built as the 75′ Mary Croan INS 231 (Yard No. 20). The article was published in the Campbeltown Courier on 25th…
“AJAX” LAUNCHED. This article is about the launch of the Ajax INS 82 (Yard No. 012) which was commissioned and built for Skipper Willie Campbell of Lossiemouth. She was the second 80 footer built at Campbeltown Shipyard, the first was built the same year for Willie’s brother, Andrew ( The…
Shipyard on up-and-up. Article published in the Campbeltown Courier on 5th October, 1972. This article talks about the Yard’s recent success at the Scottish Fisheries Exhibition, how the yard had a full order book until 1973 and that there would be an expansion resulting in more employment. Courtesy of Campbeltown…
Here we have a couple of articles about the Argosy, published in 1972 in the Campbeltown Courier. Argosy INS 79 (Yard No. 11) was built in 1972 at Campbeltown Shipyard for Skipper Andrew Campbell of Lossiemouth. She was the first Campbeltown 80′. The first article is about her launch and…
BOOM AT TRENCH – WORK FORCE DOUBLED IN A YEAR – Article published in the Campbeltown Courier on 25th May, 1972 about the how the workforce at the Campbeltown Shipyard almost doubled in a year. Courtesy of Campbeltown Library. BOOM AT TRENCH – WORK FORCE DOUBLED IN A YEAR –…
A review of 1971. Image of the Campbeltown-built Aquarian CN 42 (Yard No. 006) published in the Campbeltown Courier, 6th January, 1972. Courtesy of Campbeltown Library. You can view other images of the Aquarian here. Image of the Campbeltown-built Aquarian CN 42 (Yard No. 006) published in the Campbeltown Courier,…
Here are some more “Shipyard” artworks from the P6 pupils of Dalintober Primary School in Campbeltown. The children worked with their class teacher, Elspeth Campbell, to produce some excellent artworks based on photos of the Campbeltown-built Boy Andrew WK 170 (Yard No. 74), which was built for Andrew Bremner of…
