55°51′35″N 5°04′34″W / 55.859731°N 5.076229°W
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Varbel |
| Recommissioned | 1942? |
| Decommissioned | 1945 |
| Fate | Decommissioned and closed down |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and 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 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.