My dad, John Munro, was a native of Caithness and was born near Wick in July 1923. During the early years of World War II he worked on a farm in Caithness, which was a reserved occupation. However he wanted to join the Merchant Navy but the farm owner would…
I started working in the Campbeltown Shipyard drawing office as a draughtsman in April 1973. I had served my apprenticeship with Scottish Machine Tools and Kelvin Marine Engines in Glasgow. Douglas McNaught was the Naval Architect and George MacGregor was the other draughtsman. Douglas had worked at Denny’s yard in…
