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References
- Gyldendal - Th. Topsøe-Jensen: Knud Benstrup in Danish Biographical Leksikon, 3. edition, Gyldendal 1979-84. accessed 27 August 2019
- Royal Danish Naval Museum for all warships attributed to a named shipbuilder. From the website follow Database > Avancerede > Set Konstructør to (name wanted) > Søg (This works only if the language is set to Danish) For particular types of ships, follow the same path, but set the filter accordingly.
- Royal Danish Naval Museum - List of Danish Warships
- Royal Danish Naval Museum - Skibregister
- Salmonsens konversationsleksikon / Anden Udgave / Bind XIII: Jernbaneret—Kirkeskat /
- (in Danish)T. A. Topsøe-Jensen og Emil Marquard (1935) “Officerer i den dansk-norske Søetat 1660-1814 og den danske Søetat 1814-1932“. Two volumes. Download here Archived 2020-02-13 at the Wayback Machine .