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- ↑ Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- ↑ Don Kindell. "British and Other Navies in World War 2 Day-by-Day". Naval-History.net. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
- ↑ "Dover Book of Remembrance - 1939–1945" (PDF). Kent War Memorials Transcription Project. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
