We are very grateful to Skipper John Tait and his wife, Pamela, of Fraserburgh, for sharing these press cuttings with us. They are all are related to John’s Campbeltown-built boat, Sunrise FR 359 (Yard No. 67) which was built in 1984. We have more information, images and memorabilia from the…
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…
Following on from SKDT’s Top Skippers’ Choice school visits at the beginning of September, 2019, former plater and welder at Campbeltown Shipyard, Arthur Crossan, gave Dalintober Primary School P6 pupils and their class teacher Mrs E. Campbell a guided tour of the site where the shipyard was once situated, at…
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…
We are very grateful to Peter Drummond, co-author of Fishing Boats of Campbeltown Shipyard, for allowing us to share this collection of photos of Campbeltown-built boats. Peter and Sam Henderson’s book, a labour of love, is painstakingly researched, documenting the history of Campbeltown-built fishing vessels up until 2009. We will be…
We are very grateful to Peter Drummond, co-author of Fishing Boats of Campbeltown Shipyard, for allowing us to share this collection of photos of Campbeltown-built boats. Peter and Sam Henderson’s book, a labour of love, is painstakingly researched, documenting the history of Campbeltown-built fishing vessels up until 2009. We will be…
Arthur Crossan, former welder/plater at Campbeltown Shipyard Ltd from July 1975 to August 1980. Photo courtesy of Jan Nimmo. In June 1975 I applied for a job at Campbeltown Shipyard through the schools careers teacher, Donald Leys. At that time there were plenty of opportunities for school leavers to gain…
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…
We are grateful to Danny Galbraith for this photo of Archie Galbraith’s boat, The Aquarian CN 42 (Yard No. 6), which was built at Campbeltown Shipyard in 1971. She is pictured here sailing in Campbeltown Loch with Campbeltown Shipyard, Trench Point and Davaar Island in the background. It’s likely that…
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:…
