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- ↑ Cdr Debbie Pestell, MD. "Experiences with Mixed Gender Submarine Crews". Ftp.rta.nato.int. Archived from the original on 26 February 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ↑ "Verdens første kvinnelige ubåtsjef" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 11 September 1995.
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