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…
Trevor Perkins
PRAISE FOR THE SHIPYARD: This is an article published in the Campbeltown Courier, on 26th October, 1979, about the launch of the Spes Melior PD 397 (Yard No. 47) which was built at Campbeltown Shipyard for Philip Buchan & Partners of Peterhead. The Spes Melior is still fishing as the…
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…