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References
- 1 2 James Rennie Barnett, Birth and Death Certificates, General Register Office for Scotland.
- 1 2 RINA Membership Application, RINA Archives.
- ↑ University of Glasgow Matriculation Slip, University of Glasgow Archives.
- ↑ Yachting World, 23 March 1905.
- ↑ Daylan, L.; McNeil, I. (2002). Biographical Dictionary of the History of Technology. Routledge.
- ↑ OBE Citation, Supplement to The London Gazette, 4 January 1918.
- ↑ "R.N.L.I. Naval Architect: Gold Badge for Glasgow Man" The Scotsman, 2 July 1947.
- ↑ "James Rennie Barnett Obituary", Transactions of Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders, 1965.
