Coordinates: 55°51′35″N 5°04′34″W / 55.859731°N 5.076229°W
| HMS Varbel | |
|---|---|
| Career (UK) |  |
| Name: | HMS Varbel |
| Recommissioned: | 1942? |
| Decommissioned: | 1945 |
| Fate: | Decommissioned and closed down |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Stone 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 Inner Hebrides 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[]
External links[]
- Description and history of the hotel
- Image of the hotel
- Google Earth ground view into Pier Lane inland from the site of the white building at the head of the pier in the previous image
- Google Earth air view: the site of the hotel
The original article can be found at HMS Varbel and the edit history here.