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HMS Varbel

Coordinates: 55°51′35″N 5°04′34″W / 55.859731°N 5.076229°W / 55.859731; -5.076229
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55°51′35″N 5°04′34″W / 55.859731°N 5.076229°W / 55.859731; -5.076229

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Varbel
Recommissioned1942?
Decommissioned1945
FateDecommissioned and closed down
General characteristics
Class and typeStone frigate

HMS Varbel was a Royal Navy shore establishment during World War II, used as a base for Operation Source. It was in the luxury 88-bedroomed Kyles Hydro Hotel at Port Bannatyne on the Isle of Bute in the Firth of Clyde off the west coast of Scotland.

The hotel was demolished in the 1970s.[1] The houses along the waterfront are still there. The pier has gone except some old decaying piles.

References

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  1. ^ "Kyles of Bute Hydro". Archived from the original on 6 January 2013.
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