We are grateful to Ronnie Young of Shetland for this article published in Fishing News on 29th September, 1989. The article talks about how an order from brothers Peter and Stephen Bruce, of Peterhead, saved the 83-strong workforce at the yard from the threat of redundancy. The Bruces’ boat, the…
We are very grateful to Ronnie Young for this article about the Campbeltown-built Maggie M MBE SH 170 (Yard No 81) which was written by Hugh Allen and published in Fishing News on 15th April, 1988. The Maggie M MBE was built for Scarborough Skipper, Bob Mainprize, and was named…
We are very grateful to Ronnie Young of Shetland for this article about the Campbeltown-built Maranatha II UL 33 (Yard No. 84), which was published in Fishing News on 17th March, 1989. The Maranatha II was built for the Pitcairn Fishing Company (Niven Ogg and Neil Rumbles), Lochinver. The Maranatha…
We are grateful to Ronnie Young of Shetland for this article about the Campbeltown-built ‘Be Ready’ LK 377 (Yard No. 69). We have already published a photocopy of this article from Bobby Wylie but here we can view a scan of the original article, published on 20th March, 1987. You…
Thanks to Jim Smith, former Technical Manager at CSL for the following information on George McGregor a draughtsman who worked at the yard. When I arrived at the yard in 1973, George McGregor was probably in his mid to late fifties. I think he was there from 1968 and he…
Model by the late Don Robertson of the Campbeltown-built Opportune BCK 105. Photo John Robertson © We are very grateful to John Robertson of Wick for sending in these photos of a model of the Opportune BCK 105 made by his father, Don Robertson. The Opportune (Yard No. 013) was…
We are grateful for Danny McGeachy for allowing us to scan and share these documents which are all related to the Orkney Reiver K49 (Yard No. 65). The Orkney Reiver was built at Campbeltown Shipyard in 1983 for Tom Harcus of Westray, Orkney. We asked former Technical Manager, Jim Smith,…
We are grateful to Bob Anderson and his son, Scott, for sending these photos of a fully functioning model of a Campbeltown-built fishing boat. Scott made the model of the Advance II INS 77 which was built at Campbeltown Shipyard as the Brereton INS 197 (Yard No. 078) in 1987…
We are grateful to David Tod for passing on this article to us about the boat that he had built at Campbeltown Shipyard, the St Adrian KY 245 (Yard No. 002). The St Adrian was built at Trench Point 1969/1970 and launched at the end of April, 1970. The Development…
The Kestrel INS 121 during her sea trials in Campbeltown Loch, 1974. Photo Courtesy of Ronnie McNally. We are grateful to Bob Anderson for sending us these photos of his latest fishing boat model. Bob has spent these lockdown days realising this project which is close to his heart. The…
