We are grateful to Douglas McNaught, former Naval architect at Campbeltown Shipyard, for sharing some of his archive with us. This archive entry includes correspondence between Heimdal Propulsion A-S, Norway and the Yard in Campbeltown and also performance diagrams for the PD-1850mm 19a (Ka-3-65 series) nozzle propeller. 3rd September, 1987….
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We are grateful to Ronnie Young of, Sandwick, Shetland, former engineer on the Wave Sheaf LK 134 – Yard No. 80, for sharing this book of comments/greetings for the launch of the boat at Trench Point. She was built at Campbeltown Shipyard for Thomas Goodlad & Partners, Hamnavoe, Shetland in…
Following on from a piece written by Billy McLean, of Campbeltown, a former plater with Campbeltown Shipyard, we are adding a collection of his photographs which show two outreach projects where men from the Campbeltown yard were contracted out to work helping out in other yards, firstly at the Malakoff…
We are very grateful to Bobby Wylie, formerly of Campbeltown Shipyard, for this collection of photos of the Campbeltown-built Defiant LK 371 (Yard No. 79) which was launched in 1987. She was built for Magnus Stewart & Partners of Shetland. These photos were taken during her sea trials. The Defiant…
We are grateful to Bobby Wylie, formerly of Campbeltown Shipyard, for this collection of photographs of the Campbeltown-built Alison Kay LK 57 (Yard No. 82) which was built in 1988 for John D. Anderson and Partners of Shetland. She is still fishing of as the Mizpah LK 173. Campbeltown-built Alison…
Jackie Green’s first memories of the launch his uncle Stephen’s boat, the Connaught II FR 131, were when he was only 4 years old. Jackie remembers being on a long bus journey with his family and others, on their way from Fraserburgh to Campbeltown. Jackie recalls, “There was a suitcase…
We are very grateful to Bobby Wylie, formerly of Campbeltown Shipyard, for another excellent collection of photos, this time of the Wave Sheaf LK 134 (Yard No. 80) built for Thomas Goodlad of Hanavoe, Shetland, in Campbeltown in 1987. We will shortly be adding a recent collection of photos of…
We are grateful to Bobby Wylie for sharing these photos with us of the launch of the Endeavour LK 173 (Yard no. 83) at Campbeltown Shipyard – built in 1988 for Brian Morrison and Partners, Shetland. The launch of the Endeavour LK 173 (Yard no. 83) at Campbeltown Shipyard –…
We are grateful to Bobby Wylie for sharing these photos of the Adonis LK 172 (Yard No. 70) taken in 1985 at Campbeltown Shipyard. The Adonis was commissioned by Duncan Cumming of Burra, Shetland. This collection also has some photos of launch day. There is an article about the Adonis,…
Two articles of interest in Fishing News related to Campbeltown-built boats, the Be Ready and the Donevale II. Celebration dinner for first winner of award Shetland Skipper, Theo Fullerton of the 80ft. ‘Be Ready’ has been chosen as the first winner of Fishing News’ Young Skipper of the Year Award….