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- 1 2 Index to the Captains Registers of Lloyd’s of London . (Guildhall Library Ms. 18567)
- 1 2 Wreck Report for 'Estrella de Chile', 1888. PortCitiesSouthampton. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- 1 2 (No. 3689.) "ESTRELLA DE CHILE." Board of Trade Wreck Report, 1888.
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