Shipyard on up-and-up. Article published in the Campbeltown Courier on 5th October, 1972. This article talks about the Yard’s recent success at the Scottish Fisheries Exhibition, how the yard had a full order book until 1973 and that there would be an expansion resulting in more employment. Courtesy of Campbeltown…
Here we have a couple of articles about the Argosy, published in 1972 in the Campbeltown Courier. Argosy INS 79 (Yard No. 11) was built in 1972 at Campbeltown Shipyard for Skipper Andrew Campbell of Lossiemouth. She was the first Campbeltown 80′. The first article is about her launch and…
BOOM AT TRENCH – WORK FORCE DOUBLED IN A YEAR – Article published in the Campbeltown Courier on 25th May, 1972 about the how the workforce at the Campbeltown Shipyard almost doubled in a year. Courtesy of Campbeltown Library. BOOM AT TRENCH – WORK FORCE DOUBLED IN A YEAR –…
LARGE ORDER FOR SHIPYARD is a piece published in the Campbeltown Courier on 8th July, 1971 – courtesy of Campbeltown Library. The article talks about well known skipper, Willie Campbell of Lossiemoth, having been impressed when he saw the Campbeltown-built MFV Strathyre II LH 200 (Yard No. 005) at the…
“YARD’S SUCCESS IN EIRE” was published in the Campbeltown Courier on 15th April, 1971, and is a piece about Campbeltown Shipyard’s involvement in the World Fishing Exhibition in Eire and the reception there given to one of its vessels, Strathyre II LH 200 (Yard No. 005), commissioned and built for…
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…
Telegram from Andrew Douglas Ltd, Campbeltown, congratulating Campbeltown Shipyard on the launch of the Crimson Arrow in 1970. Courtesy of McDuff Shipyards Archive. We are very grateful to Stuart Mack and Natalie Dawson of McDuff Shipyard in Buckie for making us welcome and for the use of their computers and…
Leslie Howarth, former managing director at Campbeltown Shipyard Ltd talking to the children at Dalintober Primary School, Campbeltown. Photo courtesy of Jan Nimmo. One of the aims of SKDT’s Top Skippers’ Choice project was to reach out to local primary schools and to engage in some intergenerational work, so we…
BRIGHT FUTURE FOR YARD – £2 million order for Campbeltown. Article from the Campbeltown Courier (exact date t.b.c.), courtesy of Leslie Howarth. Bright Future for Yard – article about Campbeltown Shipyard, published in the Campbeltown Courier, Saturday 9th October circa 1986/7 (tbc). Courtesy of Leslie Howarth. Related Images: Related posts:…
We are grateful to Leslie Howarth for this cutting about the Campbeltown-built Andromeda II INS 177 (Yard No. 72) She was built in 1985 for Skipper Angus Davison &Partners of Hopeman, Moray. Unfortunately we don’t know the source so, if you can help with that, please get in touch. £800,00…
