We are very grateful to Darren Purves, from the Isle of Man, for these very recent photos of two veteran Campbeltown-built boats: Peter M PL 25, built as Steadfast LH 90 (Yard No. 4) in 1970 and Chelaris MT 23 which was built as Jacquelyn Stuart LH 159 (yard No….
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….
We’re very grateful to Bob Mainprize of Scarborough for allowing us to share the second video of the sea trials of his boat, Maggie M MBE SH 170 (Yard no.81). She was built at Campbeltown Shipyard during 1987 and was launched the following year – her sea trials took place…
At the beginning of the project I started making a list of names of employees who had worked at Campbeltown Shipyard during its lifespan at Trench Point, based on information we gathered from you, on the Facebook page. I’m grateful to Billy McLean who took the printed list away and…
We are very grateful to Bobby Wylie, formerly of Campbeltown Shipyard, for these photos of the Campbeltown-built Arkh Angell K 616 (Yard No. 88). The Arkh Angell which was built in 1990 for Kenneth Bain, Kirkwall, Orkney. As far as we are aware she is still fishing. If you know…
FIDELIS TAKES TO THE SEA and A “dressed over-all” Fidelis II – an article and a photograph from the Campbeltown Courier, both published on 3rd March, 1978 (Courtesy of Campbeltown Library). The article is about the launch of Fidelis II FR 319 (Yard No. 39) which was built at Campbeltown…
We are very grateful to Bobby Wylie, formerly of Campbeltown Shipyard, for this collection of photos of the Campbeltown-built Guardian Angell K 535 (Yard No. 91) which was launched in 1992. She was built for Balfour Bain & Partners, Kirkwall, Orkney. These photos were taken at the time of her…
We are very grateful to Bobby Wylie, formerly of Campbeltown Shipyard, for this collection of photos of the Campbeltown-built Guardian Angell K 535 (Yard No. 91) which was launched in 1992. She was built for Balfour Bain & Partners, Kirkwall, Orkney. These photos were taken at the time of her…
Yvonne’s a smasher. This is an article published in the Campbeltown Courier on 4th November, 1977, is about the launch of the Challenger II PD 212 (Yard. No. 37), an 85 foot trawler which was commissioned for Andrew Strachan and Bill Innes of Peterhead. The boat was launched by Yvonne Strachan,…
ON THE WAY IN! “Vón Voyage” at Launch of Trawler. This is an article published in the Campbeltown Courier on 8th July, 1977, about the launch of the Vón TN 381 (Yard. No. 36), an 87 foot trawler which was commissioned for Peter Nolsoe & Partners, Torshavn, Faroe Islands. The…
