“ANDROMEDA” LAUNCHED. Article published in the Campbeltown Courier on 13th February, 1975. Courtesy of Campbeltown Library. The Andromeda I INS 167 (Yard No. 22) was built at Campbeltown Shipyard in 1975 for Jim Campbell and Partners of Lossiemouth (Hamish McKenzie and Hamish McPherson). She was decommissioned in 2002. “ANDROMEDA” LAUNCHED….
Douglas McNaught, former naval architect at Campbeltown Shipyard. Photo courtesy of Jan Nimmo. It was a pleasure to meet Douglas McNaught, who worked at Campbeltown Shipyard as a naval architect. Douglas has very kindly given us lots of material which we will be scanning for the online archive. We’re also…
“AJAX” LAUNCHED. This article is about the launch of the Ajax INS 82 (Yard No. 012) which was commissioned and built for Skipper Willie Campbell of Lossiemouth. She was the second 80 footer built at Campbeltown Shipyard, the first was built the same year for Willie’s brother, Andrew ( The…
Here we have a couple of articles about the Argosy, published in 1972 in the Campbeltown Courier. Argosy INS 79 (Yard No. 11) was built in 1972 at Campbeltown Shipyard for Skipper Andrew Campbell of Lossiemouth. She was the first Campbeltown 80′. The first article is about her launch and…
BOOM AT TRENCH – WORK FORCE DOUBLED IN A YEAR – Article published in the Campbeltown Courier on 25th May, 1972 about the how the workforce at the Campbeltown Shipyard almost doubled in a year. Courtesy of Campbeltown Library. BOOM AT TRENCH – WORK FORCE DOUBLED IN A YEAR –…
LARGE ORDER FOR SHIPYARD – piece about the commissioning of the Ajax INS 82 (Yard No. 12) for Willie Campbell of Lossiemouth – published in the Campbeltown Courier on 8th July, 1971. Courtesy of Campbeltown Library. LARGE ORDER FOR SHIPYARD – piece about the commissioning of the Ajax INS 82…
“YARD’S SUCCESS IN EIRE” was published in the Campbeltown Courier on 15th April, 1971, and is a piece about Campbeltown Shipyard’s involvement in the World Fishing Exhibition in Eire and the reception there given to one of its vessels, Strathyre II LH 200 (Yard No. 005), commissioned and built for…
