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- ↑ "Laughton Naval Unit".
- ↑ Andrew Lambert (1998) The Foundations of Naval History: John Knox Laughton, the Royal Navy and the Historical Profession (London: Chatham House)
- ↑ "Laughton Naval Unit". www.kcl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-10-15.