Helenus FR 121 was built at Campbeltown Shipyard in 1987 as Wave Sheaf LK134 (Yard No. 80) for Thomas Goodlad of Hamnavoe, Shetland. We have published some photographs by Bobby Wylie of her from the time of her launch/sea trials in Campbeltown. The Wave Sheaf is still fishing out of…
LARGE ORDER FOR SHIPYARD – piece about the commissioning of the Ajax INS 82 (Yard No. 12) for Willie Campbell of Lossiemouth – published in the Campbeltown Courier on 8th July, 1971. Courtesy of Campbeltown Library. LARGE ORDER FOR SHIPYARD – piece about the commissioning of the Ajax INS 82…
Here we have another collection of photos from Bobby Wylie, formerly of Campbeltown Shipyard. These are of the Maggie M MBE SH 170 (Yard No. 81) which was built for Bob Mainprize of Scarborough in 1988 at Campbeltown Shipyard. We are, as always, very grateful to Bobby for sharing these…
PROVOST PRAISES SHIPYARD is a piece about the Aquarian CN 42 (Yard no. 6) built in 1971 for Campbeltown Skipper, Archie Galbraith. It was published in the Campbeltown Courier on 6th May 1971. Courtesy of Campbeltown Library. PROVOST PRAISES SHIPYARD – Campbeltown Courier – 6th May, 1971. Courtesy of Campbeltown…
“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 of Campbeltown Library for this piece.”AWAY SHE GOES” – a piece published in the Campbeltown Courier on 24th September, 1970, about the Campbeltown-built M.S.C. Surveyor No. 1. Surveyor was built for Manchester Ship canal Company. “AWAY SHE GOES” – a piece published in the Campbeltown Courier on…
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”…
Following on from their site visit, earlier this month, to Trench Point, Campbeltown, where the Campbeltown Shipyard was once situated, Dalintober Primary School P6 pupils carried out some creative artwork with their class teacher, Elspeth Campbell. Having looked at photos of artefacts they discovered around the site, they made collages…
LOCAL TRAWLER ORDER FOR SHIPYARD. Article about Steadfast LH 90 – Yard No. 04 in the Campbeltown Courier, 20th August, 1970. Courtesy of Campbeltown Library. The Steadfast was built at Campbeltown Shipyard in 1970 for John Horne of Eyemouth. The featured photo of her is as the Peter M taken…
Following on from SKDT’s Top Skippers’ Choice school visits at the beginning of September, 2019, former plater and welder at Campbeltown Shipyard, Arthur Crossan, gave Dalintober Primary School P6 pupils and their class teacher Mrs E. Campbell a guided tour of the site where the shipyard was once situated, at…
