Fishing boats

We are very grateful to Ian McCallum for this piece about his time working at Campbeltown Shipyard. As you will see from the photos, Ian didn’t just work at the shipyard, he also played the pipes at the launches. Ian McCallum – far right: Fidelis II takes to the sea…

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We are grateful to Bob Anderson for sending these progress photos of the model he has built of the Campbeltown-bult Aquarius (Yard No. 23) which was built in 1975 for Cyril Scott & Partners of Lossiemouth.  You can see more of Bob’s models in the Lossie Fisheries and Community Museum…

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We are very grateful to Ronnie Young of Shetland for this information sheet showing drawings and detailing specifications for the Campbeltown 90′ design. Although Campbeltown Shipyard built many 87′ footers it didn’t actually build any 90′ boats so this must have been a specification for a speculative design. Campbeltown 90′…

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When I started working on this project, I asked former Managing Director at Campbeltown Shipyard, Leslie Howarth, what was the key to the success of the boats built at the yard. Well, or course there were many factors which contributed to the popularity of the boats built at Trench Point…

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We are grateful to former Foreman Loftsman at Campbeltown Shipyard, Ronnie McNally, for this photo of a golf outing to Machrihanish, which was made up of a group employees from Campbeltown Shipyard. Ronnie can’t remember which year this was taken so if anyone can remember please get in touch! Back…

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