HMS Varbel
WWII British naval base / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
55.859731°N 5.076229°W / 55.859731; -5.076229
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Varbel |
Recommissioned | 1942? |
Decommissioned | 1945 |
Fate | Decommissioned and closed down |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Stone frigate |
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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.