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References
- ↑ Project Runeberg
- ↑ Record card for Fyen
- 1 2 Gjødesen pp 11 -12
- ↑ Royal Danish Naval Museum database - Fyen Archived 2021-07-24 at the Wayback Machine (click vis for plans and notes)