We are grateful to Ben Mathieson for this article about the Wanderer III published in Commercial Fishing in 1984. The Wanderer III BA 66 (Yard No. 66) was built at Campbeltown Shipyard in 1984 for D.Gibson, Prestwick and K. Gibson, Dunure. She is still fishing off the South West of…
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We are grateful to Ben Mathieson for this article about the Fidelis II published in Commercial Fishing in 1978. The Fidelis II FR 319 (Yard No. 19) was built at Campbeltown Shipyard in 1978 for S.Buchan and Partners, Fraserburgh. She was decommissioned in 2002 having been renamed Headway III PD…
A BAFTA award winning documentary film, filmed and directed by David Peat and produced by Pamela Drynan and Ewan Angus for Tern TV/BBC Scotland. For those of you who are enthusiasts of Campbeltown-built boats this will be sad to watch – the film charts the decommissioning of the Steadfast IV…
A short article courtesy of Ronnie Young of Shetland about the Shemarah II LH 65 (Yard No. 97). Published in Fishing News on 22nd December, 1995. Courtesy of Ronnie Young. New Campbeltown Yard Launched. Front page. Published in Fishing News on 22nd December, 1995. Courtesy of Ronnie Young. Related Images:…
We are grateful to Ronnie Young of Shetland for this article, “Back in the Hunt”, published in Fishing News on 16th February, 1996, about the Shemarah II LH 65 (Yard No. 97), a boat commissioned by G. Moodie & Sons Trawlers Ltd, Longniddry. Report by Peter Johnson. Campbeltown Nets New…
We are grateful to Ronnie Young of Shetland for this cutting published in Fishing News 8th April, 1988 – Your Guide to Fishing 88. Your Guide to… Fishing 88 Published in Fishing News on 8th April, 1988. Courtesy of Ronnie Young Campbeltown Shipyard – Stand E7. Fishing 88. Published in…
We are grateful to Ronnie Young of Shetland for this short article published in Fishing News on 11th October, 1996 about the launching of the hull of the Steadfast IV FR 443 (Yard No. 100) which was commissioned by Alex West/Steadfast Fishing Company, Fraserburgh. Latest hull launched – an article…
We are grateful to Ronnie Young of Shetland for this article, “New Campbeltown Design Unveiled’, published in Fishing News on 26th April, 1991. This features the design for George Moodie & Sons’ boat, the Shemarah II – Yard No. 97. New Campbeltown Design Unveiled – Fishing News, 26th April, 1991….
We are very grateful to Ronnie Young of Shetland for this article from Fishing News, published on 23rd December, 1988. Shetland’s New ‘Endeavour’, by James Nicolson, is feature about the Endeavour LK 173 (Yard No. 83) which was built in 1988 at Campbeltown Shipyard for Brian Morrison and Partners of…
Campbeltown shows the Way – ‘ARKH ANGELL’: This article, written by Hugh Allen and published on the 4th January 1991 in Fishing News, comes to us courtesy of Ronnie Young of Shetland. The Arkh Angell K616 (Yard No. 88) was built at Campbeltown Shipyard in 1990 for Kenny Bain of…