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…
Glimpses of ’74 – a photograph of the Kestrel INS 121 (Yard No. 18) in a review of 1974, published on the 2nd January, 1975 in the Campbeltown Courier. Kestrel was built in 1974 for Ian Sutherland and Partners, Hopeman. The Kestel was renamed the Premiere in 1985 and sank…
We are grateful to Darren Purves from the Isle of Man for this article, “Fishing Plans” about the Campbeltown-built Steadfast LH 90 (Yard No. 4). Darren has provide lost of information and images of the Steadfast which can be viewed here and here. Fishing Plans (Steadfast) – publication unknown. C.1971….
Campbeltown-built Be Ready – Photo courtesy of Ronnie McNally. We are grateful to Betty Fullerton of Burra, Shetland for sending us this link. It shows how the Campbeltown-built boat, Be Ready LK 377 (Yard no. 69), launched in 1989 for Theo Fullerton, went on fire on the 22nd January,…
We are grateful to Carolyn Randall for the following piece. Her father, Douglas McNaught was a key figure in the drawing office at Campbeltown Shipyard Ltd. My Memories: It was always exciting going to Dad’s office. Graeme, my brother and I had to climb steep stairs to reach it which…
We are very grateful to Andrew Bremner of Wick for these photos of the launch of his father, Norrie’s boat, the Boy Andrew, in 1979. Te photos show the launch of the Boy Andrew WK 171 (Yard No. 44) at Campbeltown Shipyard. Andrew went on to commission the Boy Andrew…
We are very grateful to Skipper John Tait of Fraserburgh for this article published about his boat, Sunrise FR 359 ((Yard No. 67), which was built at Campbeltown Shiptard in 1984. Report by T & A Crossley. World Fishing (Fish Expo Review – East Atlantic Fishing), 1984. Courtesy of John…
We are very grateful to Ronnie Young of Shetland for allowing us scan this article about the Boy Andrew WK 170 (Yard No. 74) which was built at Campbeltown Shipyard Ltd for Andrew Bremner in 1986. This article, associated adverts and messages of good wishes were published in Fishing News…
In Aug 1980 I joined the training centre at Snipefield in Campbeltown and a year later I started my 2nd year apprenticeship at Campbeltown Shipyard. On arrival there it was a relief to be away from the rigmarole of general schooling and exams. The yard was so noisy with metal…
An image of the Campbeltown-built Kestrel INS 121 (Yard No. 018) during her sea trials in Campbeltown. Published in the Campbeltown Courier on 16th May, 1974. Courtesy of Campbeltown Library. The Premier INS 121 (formerly the Kestrel INS 121). Photo courtesy of Derk Main. Today is the the 29th…
