David Tod B.E.M, skipper and enthusiastic participant of the Top Skippers’ Choice project, was proud to show two models of his boat, the St Adrian KY 245 at the TSC exhibition in February 2020 in Campbeltown. The tw0 models were made 50 years apart, the newer of the two being…
Paul Braham, TSC volunteer, 2020. Photo: Jan Nimmo As part of the Top Skippers’ Choice project, volunteer Paul Barham worked on creating this timeline, charting the fortunes of the boats built by Campbeltown Shipyard from 1970 t0 2020. We are grateful to Paul for dedicating time to compiling this for…
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 Ian McCallum for this piece about his time working at Campbeltown Shipyard. As you will see from the photos, Ian didn’t just work at the shipyard, he also played the pipes at the launches. Ian McCallum – far right: Fidelis II takes to the sea…
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…
We are grateful to Bobby Wylie, formerly of Campbeltown Shipyard, for this collection of photos which gives us an insight into working life at the yard. Some of the photos show the Defiant LK 371 (Yard No. 79) nearing completion so the photos must have been taken during 1987. The…
A WEE TOON FIRST: An article published in the Campbeltown Courier on 20th June, 1980, about apprenticeships at Campbeltown Shipyard. Leslie Howarth, former Managing Director at Campbeltown Shipyard, estimates that there would have been around 130 apprenticeships served at the yard between 1970 and 1990. We haven’t been able to…
ONE MORE SATISFIED CUSTOMER: This is an article published in the Campbeltown Courier on 25th April, 1980, about the launch of the Campbeltown-built Sharona LH 263 (Yard No. 49) which was commissioned by the Moodie family; Douglas Moodie of Eyemouth and Peter Moodie of Longniddry. The Sharona was launched by…
We are grateful to Douglas McNaught, former naval architect at Campbeltown Shipyard, for sharing this specification workbook for Heather Bloom (Yard 92) which as built in 1992 for John McLeman of Avoch. This is preliminary workbook in preparation for adding information for electricians, which would show lighting, sockets etc. Pages…
THE FIRST FOR TWENTY YEARS – The “champers” launch. This is an article published on 23rd March, 1979 in the Campbeltown Courier about the first long-line fishing boat to be built in Britain in 20 years, the Boy Andrew WK 171 (Yard No. 44). She was commissioned by Skipper Norman…
