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 previous X Craft in Kames Bay  
Port Bannatyne's luxury 88-bedroomed Kyles Hydro Hotel was requisitioned by the Admiralty to serve as the headquarters of the 12th Submarine Flotilla. It was from this location, known as HMS Varbel, that the top secret deployment of X-Craft midget submarines was masterminded, including the famous and audacious attack on the German battleship, Tirpitz.
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