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- ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/image/167447357/
- ↑ "The City of New York steam-ship on Daunt's Rock, at the entrance of Queenstown Harbour". The Illustrated London News. 9 April 1864. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
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- ↑ "CITY OF NEW YORK (1863, Propeller)". greatlakeships.org. Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library, Thunder Bay Research Collection. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
- ↑ Haworth, Rodger. "Single Ship Report for "2125460"". Miramar Ship Index (subscription). Retrieved 28 July 2020.
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