honour of the long historical association of the Bannatyne family with the area. Boat building became an important local industry. In 1879 a narrow gauge horse-drawn tram linked Port Bannatyne with Rothesay. This was electrified and extended across the island to Ettrick Bay in 1902. In the Second World War midget submarines exercised in the bay and nearby Loch Striven. The luxury Kyles Hydro Hotel, overlooking the Port, was requisitioned by the Admiralty to serve as the HQ for midget submarine (x-craft) operations. In particular, it was from here (hotel renamed ) that the top secret and audacious attack on the Tirpitz was masterminded. Gallery References External links Canmore - Bute, Port Bannatyne, General site record Canmore - Bute, Port Bannatyne, Shore Road, North Byte Parish Church site record Canmore - Bute, Port Bannatyne, 37 Marine Road, Port Royal Hotel site record Canmore - Bute, Port Bannatyne, Kyles of Bute Hydropathic site record Canmore - Bute, Port Bannatyne, Former Steamer Pier site record Canmore - Bute, Port Bannatyne, Marine Road Quay site record Villages on the Isle of Bute Ports and harbours of Scotland Firth of Clyde